A Thousand Splendid Suns
By: Khaled Hosseini
Edition: 11th printing
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781594489501
Copyright date: 2007
Subjects: Families; Fiction
Description: A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them.

Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love—a stunning accomplishment.
--front flap
Notes: USA