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A Thousand Splendid Suns
Time period 1959 - 2002
Setting: Afghanistan

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Author: Khaled Hosseini
Afghan-American
Born in Kabul, 1965
Moved to USA, 1970
Practices internal medicine
His second novel (2007); his first novel was The Kite Runner (2003)

This first novel was:
  • First Afghan novel to be written in English.
  • Over 9 million copies sold worldwide.
  • Translated into over 25 languages.
  • Is on the list of "Banned and Challenged Books"
  • Graphic details, sexual violence
  • The film was banned in Afghanistan.
  • The child actors left Afghanistan for safety reasons. 

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Words that come to mind
when you think of Afghanistan?

Slide 4 - Carte mentale

Slide 5 - Vidéo

Afghanistan
  • Landlocked (Pakistan, China, Iran, etc..)
  •  Mountainous
  • Modern country in 1960s and 1970s -> no headscarves, women went to school, art, music, fashion shows
  • Always an interesting country in bigger conflicts for power between the West and the East (USA/England - Soviet Union)
  • Soviet-Union supported coup d'etat
  • Soviet Union attacked from the North and took over Kabul
  • Afghan president that listened to the Russians
  • Chaos in Afghanistan - Russia soldiers didn't know what they were doing there. Thought they were fighting against the USA. 
  • Struggle for power in Afghanistan - Taliban won - Islamic republic -> 9/11 -> war in Afghanistan -> Bin Laden 

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Slide 7 - Carte

A Thousand Splendid Suns
the author
Khaled Hosseini

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Slide 9 - Vidéo

Trailer 

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Slide 11 - Vidéo

For Tuesday Feb. 2nd
Read the first five chapters of the novel 
(pp. 3 - 40)

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