A Thousand Splendid Suns
By Khaled Hosseini
- Release Date: 2007-05-22
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Description
Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, the #1 New York Times bestseller A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love.
“Just as good, if not better, than Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling first book, The Kite Runner.”—Newsweek
New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today.
Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival.
A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.
Reviews
Beautiful
5By giovanna brAmazing literature. Thank you.A MUST READ!
5By Meme112So, so good. Straight to the top on my list of favorites.Gives hope
5By TylerPeirceThis was a great book. I didn’t particularly like it, as it got darker and darker and deeper and deeper. It is well put together but dim and sort of depressing. The end wraps everything up in a nice package. It reminds me daily of how lucky I am, how lucky my children are, and how to feel for others who aren’t as fortunate. It’s a story of loss, growth, fear, happiness, resilience, and redemption. It also explains the inner story of Afghanistans issues over time and how it relates to America. I recommend reading this book if you would like to feel and experience hope.A worthy and highly enjoyable read!
5By XYZ3BExcellent book! One is presented with a history lesson of Afghanistan with action, horror and love thrown in to keep one highly engaged. I regretted putting the book down and always looked forward to picking it up again! I devoured this book and it was delicious!!Must read
5By evangelia baloSUCH A GOOD BOOKOpened my eyes
5By Meliinaa B.This book genuinely opened my eyes to something new, gave me. Ew perspectives of the world, showed me different points of view.Overwhelmingly surprising
5By anttenaeMy first book read far from what we are used to as westerners. This book provided so much insight historically and the situations that they faced during the warSpeechless
5By OH MY HOSHThis book was so powerful, so compelling. I’m at a loss for words. If I tried to explain just how this book impacted me in the two days I flew through it, I may cry. You have to read this book.Tragic and beautiful
5By HellojessiekoLoved this book. The attention to detail, the poetry, the relationships, the characters all work together to weave a story I’ll not soon forget.Such a beautiful book
5By a zattyIf you want a sad book, this is 100% the way to go. It is so well written and there is so much depth. I usually dont cry from books or movies but this book definitely had me in tears.Loved it
5By Lizo PerezBest book I’ve read this year 2024 no word are needed to describe how I feel about reading this bookBeautiful
5By tami315As an Afghan American, I am hungry for tales and stories of a country I have never gone back to. By the end of this book, I am struck with such grief and yet find myself thankful. Not only thankful of my fortunate circumstances, but thankful to Hosseini for this gift of a novel. Like Laila, I too hope I can see Afghanistan rebuilt one day.A thousand splendid suns
5By gissrosemaryone of the most beautiful stories I have ever readThe best book I’ve ever read
5By hdhshshdhdbdGives you a perspective of the innocent civilians that suffer in war. Beautifully written and a 10/10 readSo sad but so good
5By apvlogsMade me cry so many times! It’s such a good read.Beautiful story
5By smilz123Heartbreaking and heartbreaking. What a great book!Beautiful and heartbreaking
5By Stickdudekiller12345678910Beautiful and heart breaking. I first read it as a friend, an Afghan refugee, recommended it as a very real depiction of life there during the war. I pray for the people of this embattled region that they may find peace.5 star book
5By FK aA lovely book. So much emotion. I’m a bit lost for words at this masterpiece.This book changed my outlook
5By GingrBabiI was 20 when I read this book for the first time in 2007, in my mind I was still a child but the outlook and knowledge I received after I actually comprehended this book was changed forever. This book places two women in the Afghanistan-American culture during a time of war. They are fellow wives, married to the same husband due to unfortunate circumstances in their own familial cultural differences and experiences. They go through so much horrid abuse but become so close and build their own friendship/family together during this crisis. A difficult life to live but they certainly make the best of it by having each other, it’s absolutely astounding to read. You are able to see their lives before during and afterward- it’s organized very well and it’s easy to keep reading. I finished it in a day and have read it many more times since! I encourage everyone to read this at least once to see the other side of things, for ones whom may not have that voice for themselves and the ability to be as “free” as others!
