![]() ![]() She adores her father but resents her limited place in his life. She frequently reminds her that she is a ‘ harami’, an illegitimate child. This makes Nana a bitter, often cruel person to Mariam. Since Jalil has three wives and nine “legitimate” children, he casts Nana and Mariam out to live in a small shack outside the city of Herat in Afghanistan. While Nana was a servant in Jalil’s house whose affair with him resulted in Mariam. ![]() Basic Details About ‘ A Thousand Splendid Suns‘ by Khaled HosseiniĪ Thousand Splendid Suns begins with Mariam (born in 1959) who is an illegitimate child of Jalil and Nana. But before this I’ll let you know a brief summary of the book so that you’ll have a clear understanding. In this post, I’m going to share with you my review of Khaled Hosseini’s outstanding work, A Thousand Splendid Suns. Hosseini’s book thoroughly depicts the helplessness, hardships, and suppression that women face in a patriarchal society. Together they fight against all odds, after having faced them courageously. Though they are born 20 years apart, their lives are intertwined through the stormy events of the book. The story of A Thousand Splendid Suns revolves around the lives of two Afghan women, Mariam and Laila. It is Hosseini’s second novel, following his bestselling debut, The Kite Runner. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a dazzling masterpiece by Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-American author. ![]()
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