A Thousand Splendid Suns

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Hosseini’s first novel, The Kite Runner (2004), stunned reviewers with its powerful and eloquent prose. Also praised for its sensitive and deep character portrayals as well as its insight into the usually obscure history of Afghanistan, the book has been called a truly great work of literature. Although similar themes are explored in A Thousand Splendid Suns, Hosseini’s first novel leans more toward the political as the protagonist leaves his homeland as a child and then returns as a man to discover truths earlier hidden from him.

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