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Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns

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A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini 2007 Riverhead pp. 432 Hosseini’s second book weaves an engaging tale around the lives of Mariam and Leila. Unlike his earlier work, this book presents female protagonists who strive through trying circumstances. While the context is quite similar to The Kite Runner, the protagonists gender, and thus the central…

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The Kite Runner

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Name: The Kite RunnerAuthor: Khaled HosseiniNo. of Pages: 318Year of Publication: 2004Publisher: Bloomsbury About the Book:The Kite Runner is Hosseini’s first novel. Set predominantly in Afghanistan, it is the story of a boy, Amir, from an affluent family in Afghanistan. His attempts at catching is father’s attention, his relationship(s) with his domestic help and friend,…