Book review

on
A Thousand Splendid Suns
SUBMITTED TO : PROF. B INFANCY REENA

SUBMITTED BY : TANAY AGRAWAL

: MISHAN BASNET
: SANDHYA SAH
: SHATABDHI KHATRI
: BHUMI MURARKA
 CONTENT
• ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• ABOUT THE BOOK
• CHARACTERS
• STORYLINE
• SYNOPSIS
• MESSAGE FROM BOOK
• GROUPS P.O.V
• GOOD THINGS AND RATINGS
• LINES WE ADMIRE MOST
• WHY THIS BOOK?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
❑ BORN:4th March 1965 (Kabul, Afghanistan)
❑ Occupation :Novelist, Physician
❑ Nationality :Afghan-American
❑ Citizen :United states
❑ Education :Santa Clara University (B.S)
❑ Genre :fiction
❑ Notable works :THE KITE RUNNER, A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
❑ Awards : British Book Awards(2008), California Book Award(SILVER
MEDAL)
❑ Period :2003-current
 ABOUT THE BOOK
• AUTHOR : KHALED HOSSEINI
• COUNTRY : United States
• Language : English
• Date of published : 22nd may, 2007
• Publisher : Riverhead books
• Genre : Fiction
• Media TYPE : PRINT AND AUDIO CD
• Released on theatre: 1st MARCH 2018
CHARACTERS
 STORY LINE OF THE BOOK

• THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN

• LIFE STYLE OF AFGHAN WOMEN
• HOPE
• IMPORTANCE OF SACRIFICE
• IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY
 SYNOPSIS

• The book is set in the war –torn neighborhood of 1990s Kabul

• Mariam and Laila who were living differently were bought together by a war
• The author takes us through these periods through the eyes of Mariam and Laila,
showing how external events are far beyond from understanding the frame of their
lives
• Comprehends the readers about the life of women living in Afghanistan
• Proper explanation of rules in Taliban for women’s
• Story of finding a little hope in the world of endless misery
• Shows the difference of life between the pre and post Taliban era which is
heartbreaking
 MESSAGE FROM THE BOOK

• Themoral message from this book shows‘We should be grateful for what we
have, by never taking the people that bring happiness and fulfilment in our lives
for granted’.

• It gives a little more insight and more personal sense of what has happened in
Afghanistan in the last 30 years.

• Struggle untilyou getsuccess

 GROUP P.O.V

• Hosseini is without a doubt an edgy writer who promises to hold his readers within
the brim of suspense throughout the journey of the book.

• It is indeed the truth that feminist struggles began much before these events and have a
century-old history to talk about, which has been suppressed by hidden powers for the
sake of hatred.

• The book indeed is a whole hearted tribute to the courage, endurance, and resilience of
the people of Afghanistan and succeeds in raising the question of how not social
prospects remain cloudy and doubtful unless its women get educated and get treated as
equal beings
 GOOD THINGS AND RATINGS
OF THE BOOK

• Even though the book is little bit lengthy it doesn’t feel that way

• It is written in such a way it doesn’t bores the reader

• It increases the excitement level with every end of a chapter

RATINGS:
 LINES WE ADMIRE MOST
• When Nana said “ Learn this now and learn it well , my daughter . Like a compass needle that
points north , a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman . Always . You remember that
Mariam.”

• “ Let me tell you something – A man’s heart is a wretched , wretched thing Mariam . It isn’t like a
mother’s womb . It won’t bleed , it won’t stretch to make room for you. I’m the only one who loves
you. I’m all you have in this world, Mariam , and when I’m gone you’ll have nothing . You are
nothing! ”

• “ There ,the future did not matter. And the past held only this wisdom : that love was a damaging
mistake , and it’s accomplice , hope , a treacherous illusion .”
 WHY WE CHOSE THIS BOOK ?

• Khaled personallyobserved thelivesofwomen livingin Afghanistan.

• Afterthathe decided towritea book forAfghan women toraisea voice.

• He properly expressestherelationshipofa motherto daughter.

• Showsthereal scenario ofAfghanistan

• Hasa theme ofstrugglehardshipand sacrifice which makes thebook veryemotional.