An thousand shining suns

Book title: A Thousand Splendid Suns Author: Khaled Hosseini Translation: Ehab Abdelhamid Number of pages: 542 Publisher: Hamad Bin Khalifa University Publishing House Category: Novel A Thousand Splendid Suns is the second novel by Afghan/American novelist Khaled Hosseini after his most famous novel The Kite Runner and before And the Mountains Echoed. Khaled Hosseini's three novels achieved overwhelming success in all the languages they were translated into, a rare feat for a translated novel. They offered Arab and Western readers a different perspective on his homeland Afghanistan. Translated into Arabic with a beautiful translation by Ehab Abdelhamid, so much so that many readers believed Khaled Hosseini writes in Arabic. Regarding the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, Mariam was not yet fifteen when she was sent to Kabul to marry Rashid. About two decades later, a strong friendship develops between Mariam and a girl from Kabul, a friendship as strong as the bond between mother and daughter. When the Taliban took power, life turned into a desperate struggle against famine, brutality, and fear. But love can drive people to act in unexpected ways, leading them to overcome the most terrifying obstacles with incredible heroism. The feeling of nostalgia, evoked by Khaled Hosseini's novel, is captivating and comprehensive: a passionate search for love, family, homeland, acceptance, a healthy society, and a promising future, regardless of obstacles. The novel crosses borders and contributes to understanding a people and culture forcibly thrust into the international spotlight.