In her Library Journal review, Barbara Hoffert writes, “Hosseini deftly sketches the history of his native land in the late twentieth century while also delivering a sensitive and utterly persuasive dual portrait.” AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Hosseini uses simple, unadorned language to tell a heartbreakingly lyrical story of an unlikely friendship and undying love. Set in contemporary Afghanistan, the novel covers the Soviet invasion, the rise of the Taliban, and post-Taliban efforts to rebuild the country. Published just four years after the wildly successful debut of his first novel, The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns received an equally enthusiastic reception from critics and readers alike.īy focusing on the relationship between his two main characters, Mariam and Laila, two very different women thrust into identical and horrific circumstances, Hosseini gives readers a rare glimpse into the daily lives of Afghan women and their struggle to survive against the backdrop of war. Inspired by a 2003 trip to Kabul, Afghanistan, the author's place of birth, the story follows the lives of two Afghan women, their families, friendships, and hopes for the future, set against a backdrop of three decades of political strife. A Thousand Splendid Suns, published in 2007, is Khaled Hosseini's second novel.
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