A Thousand Splendid Suns

· Qanita
4.5
47 reviews
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Hati pria sangat berbeda dengan rahim ibu, Mariam.
Rahim tak akan berdarah ataupun melar karena harus menampungmu.
Hanya akulah yang kaumiliki di dunia ini, dan kalau aku mati, kau tak akan punya siapa-siapa lagi.
Tak akan ada siapa pun yang peduli padamu. Karena kau tidak berarti!

Kalimat itu sering kali diucapkan ibunya setiap kali Mariam bersikeras ingin berjumpa dengan Jalil, ayah yang tak pernah secara sah mengakuinya sebagai anak. Dan kenekatan Mariam harus dibayarnya dengan sangat mahal. Sepulang menemui Jalil secara diam-diam, Mariam menemukan ibunya tewas gantung diri. Sontak kehidupan Mariam pun berubah. Sendiri kini dia menapaki hidup. Mengais-ngais cinta di tengah kepahitan sebagai anak haram. Pasrah akan pernikahan yang dipaksakan, menanggung perihnya luka yang disayatkan sang suami. Namun dalam kehampaan dan pudarnya asa, seribu mentari surga muncul di hadapannya.

"Sebuah cerita tentang harapan akan kemenangan, juga kekuatan menepis ketakutan. Sungguh megah!"
New York Daily News

"A Thousand Splendid Suns, tidak hanya menyuguhkan kepada pembaca tentang realitas Afghanistan, tetapi juga menunjukkan kemampuan dan bakat Hosseini; melodrama dari setiap plot; pelukisan yang tajam; penggambaran karakter hitam-putih; dan pengolahan emosi yang memukai."
New York Post

"... kisah yang sangat memilukan tentang perjuangan perempuan Afghan dalam mengarungi kerasnya hidup." Entertainment Weeklyÿ

"Cerita yang mengembangkan imajinasi bagaimana menemukan kembali sebuah keteguhan hati."
Houston Chronicle

"... novel yang begitu menggemparkan ...."
International Herald Tribune ?Sebuah cerita fiksi yang cemerlang, diprediksi akan lebih memberikan pengaruh luar biasa kepada pembaca dibandingkan The Kite Runner."
London Time

"Prosa Hosseini begitu menghunjam. Ia tidak hanya mengungkap sisi politik, tetapi juga sisi paling personal ...."
The Guardian

[Mizan, Qanita, Novel, Memoar, Indonesia]

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4.5
47 reviews
Hannah C
August 19, 2021
how do you get a copy in English? I almost ordered it, but after looking at the sample of the book I realized I can't read that. this is my favorite book ever, and has been years since I've read it. So pretty disappointed 😞 ...but the book is literally my #1 fave book!
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Ida Yasmin
November 16, 2015
really interesting to read this one.. brought me to another life that I've never even think about...keeps me thank full to Allah for the fortunate life that I have right now..can't wait to read the other books 😉😉
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Carrie Kwok
October 12, 2015
Could not put it down. I finished reading the book in one go.
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About the author

Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. In 1970 Hosseini and his family moved to Iran where his father worked for the Embassy of Afghanistan in Tehran. In 1973 Hosseini's family returned to Kabul, and Hosseini's youngest brother was born in July

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