What does the quote in A Thousand Splendid Suns mean?
Babi, Laila’s father recites the lines, “One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs/ Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.” Those lines are a description of Kabul, a part of Afghanistan, and its overwhelming beauty.
What page is A Thousand Splendid Suns?
384 pp
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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| Author | Khaled Hosseini |
| Publication date | May 22, 2007 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) and audio CD |
| Pages | 384 pp (first edition, hardcover) |
What page does Mariam kills Rasheed?
Chapter 45 marks a significant turning point for Mariam. It shows the culmination of all her life’s experiences: the pain and sorrow Rasheed has caused her, as well as the joy and love she feels with Laila, force her to kill Rasheed.
Why is Mariam in jail?
She is in prison, because she had been promised to a man thirty years older than her. So, she eloped with the son of a local mullah with whom she had fallen in love. They were quickly caught and sent back. The mullah’s son was flogged until he repented and said that Naghma has seduced him after she cast a spell on him.
What is a good quote from a Thousand Splendid Suns?
A Thousand Splendid Suns Quotes. “You see, some things I can teach you. Some you learn from books. But there are things that, well, you have to see and feel.”. “Laila has moved on. Because in the end she knows that’s all she can do. That and hope.”. “Learn this now and learn it well.
When was a Thousand Splendid Suns by Riverhead Books published?
Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Riverhead Books edition of A Thousand Splendid Suns published in 2007. Need another quote? Need analysis on another quote?
What did Mariam surmise about Nana in a Thousand Splendid Suns?
A Thousand Splendid Suns Important Quotes 1. “Mariam did surmise, by the way Nana said the word, that it was an ugly, loathsome thing to be a harami, like an insect, like the scurrying cockroaches Nana was always cursing and sweeping out of the kolba.” (Chapter 1, Page 4)
How many Splendid Suns hide behind her walls?
Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.” “Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting.”