A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS

WRITTEN BY

SET IN AFGHANISTAN

Themes

• The internal strength of a women
• Power, oppression and war
• Loyalty and devotion

MARIAM

RASHEED

LAILA

TARIQ

"Like a compass needle that always points north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that, Mariam" - Mariam's Mother

"Because a society has no chance of success if its women are uneducated, Laila. No chance." - Laila's Father

"The story of our country, one invader after another…. Macedonians. Sassanians. Arabs. Mongols. Now the Soviets. But we’re like those walls up there. Battered, and nothing pretty to look at, but still standing. Isn’t that the truth, badar?" - Taxi Driver