Author :Hosseini, Khaled
Series Title : –
Call Number : FIC 823 HOS t
Publisher : Riverhead Books : New York., 2007
Collation : 372 pages
Language : English
ISBN/ISSN : 9781594489501
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 sweet 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.
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