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A Thousand Splendid Suns [electronic resource] : A Novel
Hosseini, Khaled2007
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AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS ON THE BESTSELLER LISTS, KHALED HOSSEINI RETURNS WITH A BEAUTIFUL, RIVETING, AND HAUNTING NOVEL OF ENORMOUS CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE. 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.
Main title:
A Thousand Splendid Suns [electronic resource] : A Novel / Khaled Hosseini
Author:
Hosseini, Khaled, AuthorLeoni, Atossa, Narrator
Edition:
Abridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Simon & Schuster Audio, 2007
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Audience:
Reading grade level: 4-5
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the United States in 1980. His first novel, The Kite Runner, was an international bestseller, published in forty countries. In 2006 he was named a U.S. envoy to UNHCR, The United Nations Refugee Agency. He lives in northern California.
Awards:
The New York Times Best Seller List (The New York Times)Best Fiction for Young Adults (Young Adult Library Services Association)
ISBN:
9780743567602
Language:
English
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BRN:
2786105
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