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| Author | Khaled Hosseini |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical Fiction / War Literature |
| Publisher | Riverhead Books (and Simon & Schuster audio CD) |
Publication date | May 22, 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) and audio CD |
| Pages | 384 pp (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-1-59448-950-1 (first edition, hardcover) |
| OCLC | 85783363 |
| 813/.6 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3608.O832 T56 2007 |
A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 2007 novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini, following the huge success of his bestselling 2003 debut The Kite Runner. Mariam, an illegitimate teenager from Herat, is forced to marry a shoemaker from Kabul after a family tragedy. Laila, born a generation later, lives a relatively privileged life, but her life intersects with Mariam's when a similar tragedy forces her to accept a marriage proposal from Mariam's husband.
Hosseini has remarked that he regards the novel as a "mother-daughter story" in contrast to The Kite Runner, which he considers a "father-son story".[1] It continues some of the themes used in his previous work, such as familial dynamics, but instead focusing primarily on female characters and their roles in contemporary Afghan society.
A Thousand Splendid Suns was released on May 22, 2007,[2] and received favorable widespread critical acclaim from Kirkus Reviews,[3] Publishers Weekly,[4] Library Journal,[5] and Booklist,[6] and became a number one New York Times Best Seller for fifteen weeks following its release.[7] During its first week on sale, it sold over one million copies.[8] Columbia Pictures purchased film rights in 2007, and a theatrical adaptation of the book premiered on February 1, 2017, at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California.[9]
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- ^ Huntley, Kristine (March 2007). "A Thousand Splendid Suns". Booklist. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ^ Emrich, Stephanie (June 12, 2013). "'The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns' author Khaled Hosseini flies into Fairhope". Gulf Coast News Today. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ^ Jurgensen, Paige (September 24, 2012). "Hosseini's novel tears the heart". The Linfield Review. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
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