A Thousand Splendid Suns

By Khaled Hosseini | Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

About the book

Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, the #1 New York Times bestseller A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love. 

“Just as good, if not better, than Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling first book, The Kite Runner.”—Newsweek


Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today.

Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival.

A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.

Editions of A Thousand Splendid Suns

Hardcover
ISBN 9780670064083
Hardcover
ISBN 9780670064915
Hardcover
ISBN 9781594488887
Hardcover
ISBN 9781594489501
Paperback
ISBN 9781594489518
Paperback
ISBN 9781594483073
Paperback
ISBN 9781594483851
Paperback
ISBN 9780143054405
Paperback
ISBN 9780143054412
EBook
ISBN 9780143180654
EBook
ISBN 9780143185055
EBook
ISBN 9781101010907

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Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, the #1 New York Times bestseller A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love. 

“Just as good, if not better, than Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling first book, The Kite Runner.”—Newsweek


Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today.

Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival.

A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is A Thousand Splendid Suns about?

Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, the #1 New York Times bestseller A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love. 

“Just as good, if not better, than Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling first book, The Kite Runner.”—Newsweek


Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today.

Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival.

A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in A Thousand Splendid Suns?

Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre

Where can I read a sample of A Thousand Splendid Suns?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780670064083

Who is/are the Author/s of the book A Thousand Splendid Suns?

Khaled Hosseini

Who is the Publisher of the book A Thousand Splendid Suns?

Penguin Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

A Thousand Splendid Suns is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670064083) and hardcover(ISBN 9780670064915) and hardcover(ISBN 9781594488887) and hardcover(ISBN 9781594489501) and paperback(ISBN 9781594489518) and paperback(ISBN 9781594483073) and paperback(ISBN 9781594483851) and paperback(ISBN 9780143054405) and paperback(ISBN 9780143054412) and ebook(ISBN 9780143180654) and ebook(ISBN 9780143185055) and ebook(ISBN 9781101010907)

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