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What is special about a thousand splendid suns?
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.
What I Learned From A Thousand Splendid Suns?
‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ By Hosseini Has Lessons Of Resilience And Social Change. “One couldn’t count the moons that shimmer on her roofs or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.” Flipping through Hosseini’s pages gives one not just the plot and glimpse of a horrific lifetime of war-hit Afghanistan.
Is A Thousand Splendid Suns worth reading?
There was no exceptionally difficult vocabulary in this novel, and for me it was an effortless and straightforward read. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini was absolutely worth reading, and I can’t wait until I can read Hosseini’s other best selling composition: The Kite Runner.
What is the conflict in A Thousand Splendid Suns?
A Thousand Splendid Suns depicts the conflict in Afghanistan through the lens of the country’s oppressed women. Yet, the novel actually breaks western stereotypes of Afghanistan by highlighting acts of resistance and bravery among its female characters.
Is there romance in A Thousand Splendid Suns?
All you need is love—really. The characters in A Thousand Splendid Suns learn that the only refuge from a harsh, uncompromising world is the love between individuals. The one enemy of love, according to the novel, is power. It doesn’t matter if it’s on a small scale or a big one—power will suffocate love at every turn.
What is the tone of A Thousand Splendid Suns?
The tone of “A Thousand Splendid Suns”, is a lot like the mood. There are many different tones used throughout the book such as some were hopeful and joyful but most of the time the tone was regretful, despairing, even sometimes hopeless.
What is the setting of A Thousand Splendid Suns?
A Thousand Splendid Suns is set in Afghanistan from the early 1960s to the early 2000s. Mariam, a young girl in the 1960s, grows up outside Herat, a small city in Afghanistan.
Is A Thousand Splendid Suns a sad story?
The book is a sad story, with tragedy pouring out right from the beginning. Those who have read the book remember being blinded by tears while reading the heartbreaking story of friendship, love, sacrifice and hope set in war-torn Afghanistan.
What is the resolution of a thousand splendid suns?
The plot resolution occurs when Laila visits Mariam’s hometown of Herat and receives her friend’s inheritance from her father.