它是美籍阿富汗裔作家卡勒德·胡赛尼(Khaled Hosseini)所著的长篇小说,也是第一部由阿富汗裔作家创作的英文小说,2003年出版,连续两年位列《纽约时报》畅销书榜首。小说讲述了一个关于友情、亲情、背叛、赎罪和灵魂自我拯救的故事,小说在战乱动荡的背景下展开阿富汗人的苦难命运和超越其上的人性之光,同时对阿富汗种族问题和宗教问题也有较深刻的反映。 It is the novel by Afghan-American writer Khaled Hosseini and the first English novel by an Afghan-born writer, published in 2003, for the second consecutive year in the New York Times Bestseller list. The novel tells a story of friendship, affection, betrayal, atonement and soul self-salvation. The novel unfolds the fate of the Afghans and the transcendence of humanity in the context of the turmoil. At the same time, it also has racial and religious problems in Afghanistan A more profound reflection.