A Thousand Splendid Suns
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,...
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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, 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.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781408803738
Publish date: February 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Edition language: English
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...
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;...
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...
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...
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