Saturday, December 29, 2007

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Yes, this is about the book written by Khaled Hosseini.

The title of the book inspired by the work of Saeb-e-Tabrizi, Seventeenth Century Persian Poet –

One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls


The verse describes Kabul.

The book is set in a war-torn land, of unfulfilled dreams, of torrid times, of misinterpretations(religion and otherwise), of wrecked relationships and of earth- shattering lies. The book is also of camaraderie, of hope, of unencumbered ambitions and of sacrifice.

Khaled Hosseini narrates a story of simple characters coloured by intricate human emotions. The book is in itself - a saga , spanning close to 30 years. The saga begins by conjuring itself through eyes of Mariam – a quiet, unwavering, God-fearing and an illegitimate child - of medium intellect and of limited wants. The saga meanders in to the life of Laila – a bubbly and spirited girl of high ambitions and above average intellect. The book unwinds through turmoils of their lives and through the saga called Afghanistan.

Khaled Hosseini spectacularly transports his message through immaculate use of metaphors, through enlivening words and by creating an effusive melody of literature. His descriptions of characters - vividly personify and transport the reader in to his world of splendid suns.

In the end – the book is about Afghanistan. Where once ‘a thousand splendid suns’ hid – became a playground to parties who could care less of her walls. The book is about the women of Afghanistan. The plight is heart wrenching and words conjure, deftly, images of sorrows that shall move the readers to empathies.

I am picking up ‘The Kite Runner’ next. What about you?

9 comments:

R!tesh said...

kewl... what were the learnings from the read-- key take aways please ;-) !!

Anonymous said...

Super!! Though i have number of books lined up ...am doing no reading these days ... simply cant sit down and read ... no book is able to hook me up .. man am not able to read Issac Asimov .... how will i read Khalid .... dunno ... i picked up this book twice ...flipped thru it ...and kept it ...

I think i will pick it up NOW ... and finish it in next few days ... may be this will serve as a rut breaker ....

So i am picking splendid suns next ... :)

Anusha Ramanathan said...

I like the Kite Runner as well. I wanna visit the worlds that Hosseni paints. agree with your analysis of the 1000 suns. wud elaborate but must rush.

Anonymous said...

started reading it .... :) awesome and amazingly vivid ... seems like i am almost standing there watching nana and mariam :)

Aditi said...

Kite Runner is wonderful... you'll love it. Do read it. You'll find a mention of it in my blog - it's words never leave me.

Aditi said...

ouch - typo - "ITS words never leave me..."

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