Book A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Book A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Published June 1st 2007 by Riverhead Books (first published May 22nd 2007) with ISBN 9.78159E+12 

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A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan's last thirty yearsfrom the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuildingthat 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 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. --front flap...more ( # )