A Thousand Splendid Suns Paperback by Khaled Hosseini

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Canada (2008-11-25)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 432 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780143054405
• Item Weight: 289.17 grams
• Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.0 x 0.9 cm

A beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel of enormous contemporary relevance, from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of The Kite Runner.

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.

About the Author

KHALED HOSSEINI is one of the most widely read and beloved authors in the world. His New York Times bestselling novels The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed have sold more than fifty-five million copies worldwide. Hosseini is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the founder of the Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan. He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and lives in northern California.