Khaled Hosseini was born March 4, 1965 in Kabul, Afghanistan and lived there until he was five, when they moved to Iran. When he was eleven, his father got a job in Paris, France and they moved there. They never returned to Afghanistan due to the Saur Revolution and they sought political asylum in America. Hosseini graduated from Independent High School in San Jose, California. He attended Santa Clara University and got his bachelor’s degree in medicine, after that he attended University of California, Santa Barbara to complete his medical education. In 2003 Hosseini released his first novel, The Kite Runner. In 2007, A Thousand Splendid Suns was released and in 2013 And the Mountains Echoed was published. A Thousand Splendid Suns takes
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After persistent begging one day, Mariam’s father promises to take her to one of his theaters to see Pinocchio. Mariam waits expectantly that day, but he never arrives to take her. Mariam decides to leave her property for the first time in her life. Nana begs Mariam not to leave say that Nana will die is she does. Mariam doesn’t listen and walks to her father’s house. When she rings the doorbell, a maid answers the door and says that her father is not home. Hurt, Mariam asks to go inside, but the maid says she has specific instructions not to let her in. Jalil’s driver comes out and offers to take Mariam home or to a hotel so she can be comfortable. Mariam refuses and sleeps outside Jalil’s house. The next day, Jalil’s driver insists that she must go home. As they walk to the car, Mariam catches a glimpse of her father in a window. The driver is very kind to Mariam and when they arrive at Mariam’s house, they see that Nana has hanged herself on a tree. Mariam is they allowed to stay with her father, though she is not truly happy, as she begins to see through her father’s act and realizes that everything Nana said was true. Mariam is …show more content…
Characters are influences by actual historical events during the 1970-1980’s. A Thousand Splendid Suns has large themes of family. This book talks about your family being those who care about you, not your blood. Mariam and Laila find family in each other, not Rasheed, even though society states that he is their family. Mariam also finds family in her Koran tutor, Mullah
After persistent begging one day, Mariam’s father promises to take her to one of his theaters to see Pinocchio. Mariam waits expectantly that day, but he never arrives to take her. Mariam decides to leave her property for the first time in her life. Nana begs Mariam not to leave say that Nana will die is she does. Mariam doesn’t listen and walks to her father’s house. When she rings the doorbell, a maid answers the door and says that her father is not home. Hurt, Mariam asks to go inside, but the maid says she has specific instructions not to let her in. Jalil’s driver comes out and offers to take Mariam home or to a hotel so she can be comfortable. Mariam refuses and sleeps outside Jalil’s house. The next day, Jalil’s driver insists that she must go home. As they walk to the car, Mariam catches a glimpse of her father in a window. The driver is very kind to Mariam and when they arrive at Mariam’s house, they see that Nana has hanged herself on a tree. Mariam is they allowed to stay with her father, though she is not truly happy, as she begins to see through her father’s act and realizes that everything Nana said was true. Mariam is …show more content…
Characters are influences by actual historical events during the 1970-1980’s. A Thousand Splendid Suns has large themes of family. This book talks about your family being those who care about you, not your blood. Mariam and Laila find family in each other, not Rasheed, even though society states that he is their family. Mariam also finds family in her Koran tutor, Mullah