Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05-22
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Marie Claire
`Explores the turbulent history of modern Afghanistan through the lives of two young characters'

The Times
`The novel offers extraordinarily harrowing insights into the lives of Afghan women over the past three decades .... If he cut his teeth by writing about his countrymen, it is the plight of Afghanistan's women that has brought him to realise his full powers as a novelist'

London Paper Book of the Week
`Hosseini has stuck with his winning formula: compelling, unflashy storytelling centred around two sympathetic protagonists struggling in difficult times ... nothing beats a good story'

Customer Reviews

A thousand more please !!!
Khaled Hosseini is a storyteller who has a supreme talent for writing words in a magical way. You can visualise the occurrences in the book and get totally drawn in and affected by the proceedings. He is like a modern day Scheherazade (1001 Arabian Nights)who keeps us hooked on his tales like Scheherazade did with the king. A thousand more tales like this and Kite Runner would not be enough. Please keep writing, we're all waiting for the next one, Dr.Hosseini.

A sad but enjoyable read
A highly enjoyable read that I would definately recommend. Although quite a sad book I would advise all women to read this book, if only to realise how lucky you are. This book really is an eye opener!

Beautiful story, beautifully told
This is a wonderful book. I loved the style of writing and its simplicity made it really easy to read as did the engaging plot. However, it was the characters living in such a harrowing setting that made the novel extremely powerful. The setting and its culture is extremely interesting. Another book which I loved was The Bookseller of Kabul which provided factual details about the way of life under the Taliban. In my opinion, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a brilliant book and I much preferred it to The Kite Runner. It should not be missed.