by Khaled Hosseini · Penguin Books Canada · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747585893
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«A Thousand Splendid Suns» is the novel by Khaled Hosseini, published by Penguin Books Canada in paperback (432 pages, in English).
In a war-torn Afghanistan, Mariam and Laila, two women from different generations, end up sharing the same home. Their relationship transforms into a deep friendship that sustains them when the Taliban take Kabul and life becomes a daily struggle against violence and scarcity.
Khaled Hosseini is also the author of The Kite Runner. The novel was originally published in 2007 and received the British Book Award and the Book Sense Book of the Year Award.
It is aimed at readers of contemporary literary fiction interested in the history of Afghanistan, war, and female resilience.
Khaled Hosseini or Khalid Husseini is an Afghan and American novelist, UNHCR goodwill ambassador, and former physician. His debut novel The Kite Runner (2003) was a critical and commercial success; the book and his subsequent novels have all been at least partially set in Afghanistan and have featured an Afghan as the protagonist. Hosseini's novels have spread awareness about Afghanistan's people and culture.
