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A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

August 14, 2011 by Christina

Fiction — print. Riverhead Books, 2007. 372 pgs. Purchased. Set against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan to the Taliban takeover to the U.S. invasion, Hosseini’s novel introduces readers to two women. Mariam grew up in a mud house on the outskirts of the city with her mother, who calls her harami (bastard). She idolizes her father, Jalil, and looks forward to his weekly visits, but what she wants more than anything is to go with him and his other children […]

Categories: 2011 Reads, Fiction, Middle East • Tags: Khaled Hosseini

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

January 3, 2009 by Christina

Hosseini’s novel tells the story of Amir, an Afghan boy, and his friendship with the son of his father’s servant, Hassan.While the differences in their economic status drives a wedge in their relationship, as well as the fact that Amir is a Pashtun/Sunni and Hassan is a Hazara/Shi’a, Hassan will do anything for Amir “a thousand times over.” Yet, Amir cannot look past their differences to see that that their relationship is not the normal relationship between master and servant, […]

Categories: 2009 Reads, AP Literature, Fiction, Middle East • Tags: Khaled Hosseini

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