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A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007)

by Khaled Hosseini

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Two women born a generation apart witness the destruction of their home and family in war-torn Kabul, losses incurred over the course of thirty years that test the limits of their strength and courage.
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Wow! What a book! Learned a lot about Afghani culture and life as a woman. Highly recommend this book. ( )
  BarbOak | May 1, 2023 |
Well written story about events during the time of Afghanistan's Civil War. Very similar to The Kite Runner. ( )
  drmom62 | Apr 21, 2023 |
Well written story about events during the time of Afghanistan's Civil War. Very similar to The Kite Runner. ( )
  drmom62 | Apr 21, 2023 |
What do you want me to say..what else can I say but "Brilliamzinsad"?

I know you didn't understand what I said but this was my reaction when I read the book.I never cry when I read books but this books..hah!you killed me!



The book is just what I wanted after a thriller like Shutter Island.It was sitting in my shelf for months..I feel ashamed saying this.I borrowed it from my friend during summer vacation and I was too busy reading some stupid books back then..I really should've read this then..but it's okay..I consider myself lucky to get a chance to read this beautiful books..Khaled Hosseini,I love you for writing this book!


Jalil..I'm so dissapointed..what did you do to that poor Mariam!Unforgivable!




Mariam..I love you..I wish I could help you but I just can't..I'm sorry..and what you did was just..just..what I wanted you to do!
Kill Rasheed..that monster!I just wanted to kill him myself but you did it..so.



Rasheed..no.words,you monster!



Laila
Well,you're kind and nice..and I don't much feelings for you..you're really beautiful,I think..and intelligent too..well,good!I don't have much to say to you.



Tariq
Oh my god!Oh my god!my favorite part..I just love you,Tariq..I wish I had a Tariq..You're just beautiful and you love Zalmai and Aziza equally.Well,what else can I say?



Bye,everyone!



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  GouriReads | Mar 21, 2023 |
I love that this book has an historical setting. As others have said, it's wonderful, amazing, and definitely shows the triumph of the human spirit.
Cultural differences make me value what we have in the U.S. and see more clearly what the Taliban did to Afghanistan.
Highly recommended. ( )
  cathy.lemann | Mar 21, 2023 |
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Hosseini doesn’t seem entirely comfortable writing about the inner lives of women and often resorts to stock phrases. Yet Hosseini succeeds in carrying readers along because he understands the power of emotion as few other popular writers do.
 
Anyone whose heart strings were pulled by Khaled Hosseini's first, hugely successful novel, The Kite Runner, should be more than satisfied with this follow-up. Hosseini is skilled at telling a certain kind of story, in which events that may seem unbearable - violence, misery and abuse - are made readable.
added by mikeg2 | editThe Guardian, Natasha Walter (May 19, 2007)
 
Vi følger to afghanske kvinners liv gjennom tre tiår med krig og Talibans tyranni. Mariam er en harami ­– uekte datter av en rik forretningsmann. Laila en oppvakt og moderne jente fra Kabul.

Gjennom skjebnens luner forenes deres veier, og de blir allierte i kamp mot en brutal ektemann og et krigersk, kvinneundertrykkende samfunn.

Hosseini gir en brutal, men nyansert beskrivelse av den patriarkalske despotismen som gjør kvinner avhengige av fedre, ektemenn og sønner. Men tross all sorg og urettferdighet, vold og fattigdom, mord og henrettelser, løfter Hosseini og hans kvinnelige hovedpersoner leseren med seg videre og nekter oss å gi opp håpet.

"Nok en kunstnerisk triumf og garantert bestselger fra denne fryktløse forfatteren."
Kirkus Review

"I tilfelle du skulle lure på om Khaled Hosseinis Tusen strålende soler er like god som Drageløperen er svaret: Nei. Den er bedre."
Washington Post

"En uimotståelig beretning."
NRK Kulturnytt
 

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Hosseini, Khaledprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bourgeois, ValérieTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Caspersen, Alis FriisTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Divjak, DarjaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Elazar, ZilaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Jęczmyk, AnnaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Li, JingyiTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Lizarazu, Josune ZuzuarreguiTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Mēnōn, RamāTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Moral Bartolomé, GemaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Nguyễn, Thị Hương ThảoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Nilsson, JohanTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Özgören, PürenTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Pradhāna, MadhukarTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Rouanet, Maria HelenaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Salīm, QaiṣarTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Savikurki, KristiinaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Šenkyřík, LadislavTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sokolova, Sergei︠a︡Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tsuchiya, MasaoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Vaj, IsabellaTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Vuelta, María PardoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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This book is dedicated to Haris and Farah, both the noor of my eyes, and to the women of Afghanistan.
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Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami.
[Afterword] For almost three decades now, the Afghan refugee crisis has been one of the most severe around the globe.
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Nobody could count the moons that shined on her roofs,
or the thousand splendid suns that hid behind her walls
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Two women born a generation apart witness the destruction of their home and family in war-torn Kabul, losses incurred over the course of thirty years that test the limits of their strength and courage.

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