by Khaled Hosseini · Belfond · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782714443274
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«Mille soleils splendides» is the novel by Khaled Hosseini, published by Belfond in paperback (405 pages, in French).
In an Afghanistan torn by decades of war, Mariam, forced into marriage with a brutal man, sees Laila, a teenage neighbor, arrive at her home. The initial rivalry between the two women turns into an alliance and a friendship that gives them strength to endure oppression. A portrait of Kabul and female resilience.
Second novel by Khaled Hosseini, translated from English and published in France by Belfond on October 25, 2007.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in Afghanistan, war and stories of female friendship.
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.
