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A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation,... show more
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over, life becomes a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, and lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism.  

źródło opisu: Bloomsbury, 2008
źródło okładki: www.bloomsbury.com
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Format: papier
ISBN: 9780747585893
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Edition language: Polski
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Booka
Booka rated it
3.5 Tysiąc wspaniałych słońc
Tym razem moja literacka podróż zaprowadziła mnie w orientalne, arabskie klimaty. Słoneczny Afganistan, z jednej strony bardzo restrykcyjny wobec kobiet, pełen mężczyzn nakazujących swoim kobietom ubierać burki. Z drugiej strony, ten bardziej nowoczesny Afganistan, gdzie kobiety mogą ubierać się tak...
runner
runner rated it
5.0 Breathtaking
The history of Afghanistan is a bloody affair. A country coveted and fought over by powerful neighbours, ultimately disintegrating into tribal rivalry and butchery. A thousand splendid suns is an outstanding read and within its descriptive storytelling we become acquainted with two very brave women;...
Darth Pedant
Darth Pedant rated it
4.0 A Thousand Splendid Suns
When I read The Kite Runner about five years ago, I thought the experience was like watching a beautifully described train wreck. I could clearly see where the engine was going to leave the tracks, and then I could not look away as car after car piled up after it. Slam! Crash! Boom! Tragedy after ca...
Wortmagieblog
Wortmagieblog rated it
4.0 Ein Autor, der Worten Taten folgen ließ
Khaled Hosseini wurde 1965 in Kabul als Sohn eines Diplomaten geboren und wuchs als Asylant in Kalifornien auf, da seine Familie nach einigen Jahren in Paris aufgrund der politischen Lage nicht nach Afghanistan zurückkehren konnte. 2001 begann er, „Drachenläufer“ zu schreiben, das 2003 veröffentlich...
Dem
Dem rated it
5.0 A Thousand Splendid Suns
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