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Loading... A Thousand Splendid Suns (original 2007; edition 2008)by Khaled Hosseini
Work InformationA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (2007)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A captivating book. From the outset, like Scheherazade, Khaled Hosseini neatly punctuates each step of this harrowing story with an enticement to read on. Only sleep, made me close this book. My heart is wrenched not just for what these women (and children and men) had lived through, but for what is to come, for what unfolds after 2007, when the book was written. Khaled Hosseini is not just a fine writer Everyone – the guards, the inmates, the children, Mariam – burrowed their faces in the hook of their elbows, but the dust would not be denied. It made homes of ear canals and nostrils, of eyelashes and skin folds, of the space between molars. Only at dusk did the winds die down. And then if a night breeze blew, it did so timidly, as if to atone for the excesses of its daytime sibling. P.326.but a skilful storyteller. Curiously, having just finished George Orwell’s 1984, I can’t help but contrast the similar deaths of Winston and Mariam. Both accepting the inevitable totalitarian bullets but Winston perversely accepting oppression and Mariam finding and giving Laila some freedom from oppression. There are many other parallels to think on. She had passed these years in a distant corner of her mind. A dry barren field, out beyond wish and lament, beyond dream and disillusionment. There, the future did not matter. And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake, and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion. And whenever those twin poisonous flowers began to sprout in the parched land of that field, Mariam uprooted them. She uprooted them and ditched them before they took hold. p. 229. Gjuetari i Balonave" ishte një befasi. Bota afgane na është dukur gjithmonë mes luftës, terrorizmit dhe interesave të shteteve mëdha. Ndërsa autori Khaled Hosseini tregoi se aty ndjenjat nuk kishin vdekur. Njerëzit ëndërronin edhe aty mes vuajtjes ulëritese. Ndjenjat ishin të njëllojta në Afganistan si në çdo cep të botës që qytetëruar. E në këtë linjë është dhe libri i dytë "Një mijë diej vezullues". Një libër që për nga vlerat dhe idetë që përcjell nuk bie aspak nën nivelin e paraardhësit të tij. Veç kësaj, përkthimi me mjeshtëri i Ledia Agollit e përcjell mjaft mirë mesazhin e autorit. Gazeta "Los Angeles Times" ka dhënë vlerësimin më maksimal për librin. "Ky libër i shkëlqyer është vazhdim i suksesit të romanit "Gjuetari i balonave", thuhet në komentin e gazetës prestigjioze. A emocionante história de duas mulheres afegãs separadas pelas diferenças culturais e unidas pela busca desesperada pela sobrevivência Com um enredo envolvente e que discute questões políticas e sociais importantes para atualidade, A cidade do sol emociona do começo ao fim. A obra de Khaled Hosseini narra as histórias de Mariam e Laila, duas mulheres com idades, trajetórias e origens diferentes que acabam unidas pelas tragédias da guerra do Afeganistão e as restrições impostas pelo Talibã. Mariam é fruto do relacionamento proibido entre um rico comerciante e uma de suas empregadas. Rejeitada pelo pai, perde a mãe ainda na adolescência e é obrigada a se casar com um desconhecido trinta anos mais velho que ela. Já Laila, filha de um intelectual, cresceu sendo incentivada a estudar, cursar uma universidade e ter uma carreira. Porém, quando seus irmãos são enviados para lutar contra os soviéticos e sua mãe se afunda em profunda tristeza, a garota passa a enfrentar obstáculos e perceber que nem sempre seus desejos podem se tornar realidade. Esta edição de A cidade do sol conta com prefácio inédito e exclusivo de Hosseini, que, com esta obra, retrata a transformação da vida das mulheres afegãs que lutam todos os dias pela garantia de seus direitos mais básicos e por pequenos momentos de felicidade.
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. 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 Belongs to Publisher SeriesIs contained inHas the adaptationHas as a student's study guideAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
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. No library descriptions found. |
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Overall, worse characterization and a weaker plot than his first novel. There are still things to be learned from this book, but I didn't feel compelled to finish it in the same way. ( )