Бегущий за ветром

"Begushchiĭ za vetrom" - ėto porazitelʹnai͡a po sile vozdeĭstvii͡a na chitateli͡a istorii͡a o detstve, druzhbe, predatelʹstve, chuvstve viny i eë iskuplenii. Amira i Khasana razdeli͡ala propastʹ. Odin prinadlezhal k mestnoĭ aristokratii, drugoĭ - k preziraemomu menʹshinstvu. U odnogo otet͡s byl krasiv i vazhen, u drugogo - khrom i zhalok. Odin byl zapoĭnym chitatelem, drugoĭ - negramotnym. U Khasana byla zai͡achʹi͡a guba, urodlivye zhe shramy Amira byli skryty gluboko vnutri. No ne bylo li͡udeĭ blizhe, chem ėti dva malʹchika. Ikh istorii͡a razvorachivaetsi͡a na fone kabulʹskoĭ idillii, kotorai͡a vskore smenitsi͡a groznymi buri͡ami, chto razrushat Afganistan. Malʹchiki, slovno dva bumazhnykh zmei͡a, kotorye podkhvatila ėta buri͡a i razmetala v raznye storony. U kazhdogo svoi͡a sudʹba, u kazhdogo svoi͡a tragedii͡a, no oni po-prezhnemu, kak i v detstve, svi͡azany prochneĭshimi uzami. "Begushchiĭ za vetrom" - proniknovennai͡a, probirai͡ushchai͡a do samogo nutra, istorii͡a o druzhbe i vernosti, o khrupkikh otnoshenii͡akh, svi͡azyvai͡ushchikh ott͡sov i deteĭ, bogov i li͡udeĭ, muzhchin i ikh strany. Roman stal odnim iz samykh i͡arkikh i͡avleniĭ v amerikanskoĭ i mirovoĭ literature poslednikh let. Kniga ochenʹ nezhnai͡a, tonkai͡a, ironichnai͡a i po-khoroshemu sentimentalʹnai͡a, ona napominaet zhivopisnoe polotno, kotoroe mozhno razgli͡adyvatʹ beskonechno. V nazvanie svoeĭ knigi Khosseĭni vspominaet tradit͡sionnui͡u zabavu afganskikh malʹchishek - srazhenii͡a bumazhnykh zmeev. Pobeditʹ sopernikov i v odinochestve paritʹ v bezdonnom sinem nebe - nastoi͡ashchee detskoe schastʹe. Ty bezhishʹ za svoim zmeem i vetrom, kak bezhishʹ za svoeĭ sudʹboĭ, pytai͡asʹ poĭmatʹ eë. No poĭmaet ona tebi͡a.

"Running with the wind" is a striking story about childhood, friendship, betrayal, guilt, and redemption. Amir and Hasan were separated by a chasm. One belonged to the local aristocracy, the other to a despised minority. One man's father was handsome and important, the other was lame and pathetic. One was a drunken reader, the other an illiterate. Hasan had a cleft lip, but Amir's ugly scars were hidden deep inside. But there were no people closer than these two boys. Their story unfolds against the backdrop of the Kabul idyll, which will soon be replaced by the terrible storms that will destroy Afghanistan. The boys are like two paper kites caught up in this storm and scattered in different directions. Each has its own fate, each has its own tragedy, but they are still, as in childhood, bound by the strongest ties. "Running after the wind" is a heartfelt, penetrating story about friendship and loyalty, about the fragile relationships that bind fathers and children, gods and people, men and their countries. The novel has become one of the most striking phenomena in American and world literature in recent years. The book is very tender, subtle, ironic and sentimental in a good way, it resembles a painting that can be viewed endlessly. In the title of his book, Hosseini recalls the traditional fun of Afghan boys-fighting kites. To defeat your rivals and soar alone in the bottomless blue sky is a real child's happiness. You run after your serpent and the wind, as you run after your destiny, trying to catch it. But it will catch you.