![]() ![]() ![]() This chapter looks at Hosseini's second novel as a novel of resistance. That said a Thousand Splendid Suns was a well written book. The story stayed with me for quite a while. The Kite Runner was one of the best books I have read in a while. Publisher, Riverhead Books (and Simon & Schuster audio CD). In interviews and talks, Hosseini claims to write simple love stories, but his portrayal of Laila and Mariam and their dreams, trials, and challenges presents a complex view of women in Afghanistan that goes beyond oppression and the stereotype of the veil. I read this book not long after reading the Kite Runner. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 2007 novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. ![]() Hosseini’s women, much like the country of Afghanistan itself, appear to be propelled by the whims of outside forces, familial and societal, with little chance of influencing their own lives and futures Yet Laila and Mariam are neither passive nor helpless as they make choices and accept consequences to affect desired ends, both hopeful and tragic. The narrative, which spans several decades, is driven by the stories of two women, Laila and Mariam, who, despite starkly different beginnings, find themselves intimately connected and dependent upon one another. A Thousand Splendid Suns Audible Audiobook Unabridged Khaled Hosseini (Author), Atossa Leoni (Narrator), & 1 more 44,803 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. In his novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, author Khaled Hosseini provides a vivid portrait of a country shattered by a series of ideological leaders and wars imposed on it by foreign and internal forces. ![]()
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