by Khaled Hosseini · Bloomsbury · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747593775
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«A Thousand Splendid Suns» is the novel by Khaled Hosseini published by Bloomsbury in paperback, with 419 pages, in English.
Mariam and Laila, two Afghan women from different generations, end up sharing a home and a destiny in a country shaken by war. Between them a nearly maternal bond forms, and together they face a violent husband, poverty and the Taliban regime. The novel follows their daily struggle to survive and the sacrifices that love and friendship demand.
The novel won the British Book Award 2008 for best read of the year and the Book Sense Book of the Year 2008 in the adult fiction category.
A common choice for book clubs due to its combination of historical drama and narrative about female bonds.
Khaled Hosseini or Khalid Husseini is an Afghan and American novelist, UNHCR goodwill ambassador, and former physician. His debut novel The Kite Runner (2003) was a critical and commercial success; the book and his subsequent novels have all been at least partially set in Afghanistan and have featured an Afghan as the protagonist. Hosseini's novels have spread awareness about Afghanistan's people and culture.
