Hosseini, Khaled: *1965
A Thousand Splendid Suns, 2007 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- The primary theme in the novel is the rights of women, especially under the Taliban. But it is also 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.
- Information from Wikipedia
- Facts
- Meaning of the names: Tariq (ta-REEK): name of a star, evening caller; Laila (LIE-lah): born at night, night beauty; Maryam (MAHR-ee-um): Arabic form of Mary, uncertain, maybe bitter; Rasheed (rah-SHEED): rightly guided, wise; Aziza (ah-ZEE-zah): powerful, beloved; Zalmai (ZAHL-my): youthful
- Khaled Hosseini talks about the novel
- Interviews
- Audio (7:18)
Khaled Hosseini discusses the novel with Renée Montaigne. NPR Radio; May 22, 2007
transcript - Leonard Lopate talks about the novel. WNYC Radio, New York; May 22, 2007
- Khaled Hosseini discusses A Thousand Splendid Suns. May 22, 2007
- Khaled Hosseini discusses A Thousand Splendid Suns. GBH Forum
- Audio (7:18)
- Articles
- Khaled Hosseini on writing from the female point of view
- Discrimination of Women in A Thousand Splendid Suns. Rustamia Tri Mahanani, University of Surakarta; 2013
- Khaled Hosseini on writing from the female point of view