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After more than two years on the bestseller lists with The Kite Runner, and with more than four million copies in print, Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel of enormous contemporary relevance.
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, heartwrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love - a stunning accomplishment.
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Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the United States in 1980. His first novel, The Kite Runner, was an international bestseller, published in forty countries. In 2006 he was named a U.S. envoy to UNHCR, The United Nations Refugee Agency. He lives in northern California.
Praise for A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
"A brave, honorable, big-hearted book."
-The Washington Post
"Spectacular."
- USA Today
"Remarkable."
- Time
"Impossible to resist."
- Entertainment Weekly
"Vivid and compelling... Hosseini has the storytelling gift."
- Los Angeles Times
"Mesmerizing."
- San Francisco Chronicle
"Afghan-American novelist Hosseini follows up his bestselling The Kite Runner with another searing epic of Afghanistan in turmoil. . . . Hosseini gives a forceful but nuanced portrait of a patriarchal despotism where women are agonizingly dependent on fathers, husbands and especially sons, the bearing of male children being their sole path to social status. His tale is a powerful, harrowing depiction of Afghanistan, but also a lyrical evocation of the lives and enduring hopes of its resilient characters."
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"[A] fine risk-taking novel about two victimized but courageous Afghan women. Another artistic triumph, and surefire bestseller, for this fearless writer."
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"[T]his affecting new novel from the author of The Kite Runner, who proves that one can write a successful follow-up after debuting with a phenomenal best seller. . . . Hosseini deftly sketches the history of his native land in the late 20th century while also delivering a sensitive and utterly persuasive dual portrait. His writing is simple and unadorned, but his story is heartbreaking."
— Library Journal (starred review)
"Unimaginably tragic, Hosseini's magnificent second novel is a sad and beautiful testament to both Afghani suffering and strength. Readers who lost themselves in The Kite Runner will not want to miss this unforgettable follow-up.â€
— Booklist (starred review)
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