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Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, the #1 New York Times bestseller A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation
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Author Khaled Hosseini
Pages 432
Publisher Penguin
Published Date 2008-11-25
ISBN 1101010908 9781101010907
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