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- Author: Khaled Hosseini
- Publisher: Riverhead Books
- Publication Date: May 22, 2007
- ISBN: 978-1594489501 (Hardcover)
- Pages: 384
- Film Rights Optioned: Scott Rudin and Columbia Pictures
- Hosseini's second book
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A Thousand Splendid Suns is the second novel from Khaled Hosseini, the Afghan author of The Kite Runner. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 30-year chronicle of Afghan history that follows the lives of two Afghan women, Mariam and Laila, who are both married to Rasheed.
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Critical and Commercial Success
A Thousand Splendid Suns benefited from the buzz around Hosseini's first book, The Kite Runner. A Thousand Splendid Suns reached #2 on the Amazon.com bestseller lists on the strength of pre-orders, and debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List.Lev Grossman of Time Magazine declared the book #3 on his Top Ten Fiction Books of 2007. Publishers Weekly gave A Thousand Splendid Suns a Starred Review and praised the book as "...a lyrical evocation of the lives and enduring hopes of its resilient characters." Kirkus Reviews proclaimed, "Another artistic triumph, and surefire bestseller, for this fearless writer."
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A Thousand Splendid Suns is the second novel from Khaled Hosseini, the Afghan author of The Kite Runner. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 30-year chronicle of Afghan history that follows the lives of two Afghan women, Mariam and Laila, who are both married to Rasheed.
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A Thousand Splendid Suns Questions
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Fast Facts
- Author: Khaled Hosseini
- Publisher: Riverhead Books
- Publication Date: May 22, 2007
- ISBN: 978-1594489501 (Hardcover)
- Pages: 384
- Film Rights Optioned: Scott Rudin and Columbia Pictures
- Hosseini's second book
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Critical and Commercial Success
</small> A Thousand Splendid Suns benefited from the buzz around Hosseini's first book, The Kite Runner. A Thousand Splendid Suns reached #2 on the Amazon.com bestseller lists on the strength of pre-orders, and debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List.Lev Grossman of Time Magazine declared the book #3 on his Top Ten Fiction Books of 2007. Publishers Weekly gave A Thousand Splendid Suns a Starred Review and praised the book as "...a lyrical evocation of the lives and enduring hopes of its resilient characters." Kirkus Reviews proclaimed, "Another artistic triumph, and surefire bestseller, for this fearless writer." </note>
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A Thousand Splendid Suns Author Information
- Mahalo's Guide to Khaled Hosseini
- Official Site: Khaled Hosseini Biography
- Wikipedia: Khaled Hosseini
- Barnes & Noble: Khaled Hosseini
- Bloomsbury: A conversation between Khaled Hosseini and Riverhead Books
- Time: "The Kite Author Returns Home" (2007)
- Newsline: Interview with Khaled Hosseini (2003)
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currently reading 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' - not 100% into it yet...
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How am I like Mariam from A Thousand Splendid Suns? I need to know.
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Question by @MissRoseSmiddy Does anyone know how to do a ten minute presentation on A Thousand Splendid Suns? Help!
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Does anyone know how to do a ten minute presentation on A Thousand Splendid Suns? Help!
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Looks like the cover of "A thousand splendid suns", the book I have been reading. (Brushes - iPhone app) http://dailybooth.com/u/13g9j
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