Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan but currently lives in Northern California. A Thousand Splendid Suns was his second book,The Kite Runner being its first. Both the books were best sellers and have been published in over 60 countries.
A Thousand Splendid suns is divided into two halves. First part revolves around a girl Mariam, who lives in the outskirts or Kabul with her mother. Her father is a wealthy man who lives in the town with 3 other wives and children. Mariam is his illegitimate daughter and thus she can't live with him. One day when Jalil doesn't come to meet Mariam like always Mariam goes to the town to meet him. Her mother thinks she deserted and commits suicide. Jalil gets Mariam married off to a man 30 years her senior. Then the story revolves around a girl Laila whose family is bombarded with a rocket. So Laila is taken by Mariam and Rasheed. and Laila soon becomes Rasheed's second wife and they have kids too.
The story in my opinion is very unique. I like how it is so realistic and shows the real picture of what the people of Afghanistan were facing during Taliban's rule. How the bombardment had changed peoples lives due to migration or the loved ones dying. The part that the story is divided into parts is also very interesting. Not many authors tend to do that. At first the reader might wonder what link does Laila's story has with Mariam's but as the story develops everything becomes clear. Integrating two stories and managing to do it so smoothly is a gift and something only Khaled Hosseini can manage to do.
I would love to see this book turned into a movie as it has such a touching story.
A Thousand Splendid suns is divided into two halves. First part revolves around a girl Mariam, who lives in the outskirts or Kabul with her mother. Her father is a wealthy man who lives in the town with 3 other wives and children. Mariam is his illegitimate daughter and thus she can't live with him. One day when Jalil doesn't come to meet Mariam like always Mariam goes to the town to meet him. Her mother thinks she deserted and commits suicide. Jalil gets Mariam married off to a man 30 years her senior. Then the story revolves around a girl Laila whose family is bombarded with a rocket. So Laila is taken by Mariam and Rasheed. and Laila soon becomes Rasheed's second wife and they have kids too.
The story in my opinion is very unique. I like how it is so realistic and shows the real picture of what the people of Afghanistan were facing during Taliban's rule. How the bombardment had changed peoples lives due to migration or the loved ones dying. The part that the story is divided into parts is also very interesting. Not many authors tend to do that. At first the reader might wonder what link does Laila's story has with Mariam's but as the story develops everything becomes clear. Integrating two stories and managing to do it so smoothly is a gift and something only Khaled Hosseini can manage to do.
I would love to see this book turned into a movie as it has such a touching story.
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