--- product_id: 1605106 title: "A Thousand Splendid Suns" price: "₩32483" currency: KRW in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.kr/products/1605106-a-thousand-splendid-suns store_origin: KR region: South Korea --- # A Thousand Splendid Suns **Price:** ₩32483 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Thousand Splendid Suns - **How much does it cost?** ₩32483 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kr](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/1605106-a-thousand-splendid-suns) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description 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 to be found in love. “Just as good, if not better, than Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling first book, The Kite Runner .”— Newsweek New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today. Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival. A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love. Review: Will Leave You Shook And Too Numb to Ever Forget - "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is BRILLIANTLY written, but will shake you to the depths of your HUMAN HEART AND SOUL! This book will have you feeling a super human strength to cause the utmost harm to the characters that YOU KNOW EXIST outside of these pages! My prayers of escape, survival, fortitude, love, and strength radiates to every woman that share the experiences in this book. What a SERIOUS, complete, yet heartbreaking and BITTERSWEET ending, with many lessons on what character, love, pride, sacrifice, and TRUE BRAVERY looks like and to think about. NEVER, EVER will I FORGET this book, as, again, it shook me to the depths of my heart and soul and left me numb! Review: A stunning book that was a privilege to read - You know you are in the hands of a masterful storyteller when you put a book down only because you have no choice - life drags you away and it's a physical and emotional wrench to let it go, even for a moment. When all you can think as you go about compulsory tasks are the story and the characters. While you are away, you wonder what they are doing, where the narrator is going to take them and you care about their fates deeply. Such is the effect of A Thousand Splendid Suns. The characters live beyond the pages - not merely at the end, but throughout the reading experience, so realistically and gorgeously have they been drawn. Just as the sublime The Kite Runner told the tale of doomed male friendship, ATSS tells the story of two very different Afghani women: Mariam - shy, subservient, filled with self-doubt and yet, despite what life has meted out, is also honest and possessed of an innocence that is both her greatest strength and weakness. Then there is the beautiful, smart and kind Laila. Raised under very different roofs and with different expectations of their future, fate in the form of political and sectarian upheaval throws these women together and what happens before, during and after is heart-wrenchingly bitter-sweet. Hosseini knows not only how to capture the reader's imagination but our hearts as well. Told without sentimentality but nonetheless with an almost unbearable sweetness and pathos, ATSS unapologetically describes what the women of Afghanistan (and many men, children, families and thus communities) were forced to endure. The rampant misogyny, sexism and horrific abuses; terror, hope, the loss, the grind, the joy in the smallest and simplest of things; their constant sacrifices. Their resilience is formidable and humbling; their strength amazing - as is their capacity to forgive. By focussing primarily on Mariam and Laila (and those who play important roles in shaping who and what they become) Hosseini gives us a searing insight into not only the plight of those who are helpless pawns in a brutal battle for control of a weakened state, but Western prejudices, sense of entitlement and misunderstanding as well as revealing the ugliness and terrible beauty of a culture so few of us understand except through snatches from sensationalized news bulletins or from foreign correspondents with a brief to fill. That there are those resistant to as well as complicit in oppression, suffer because of wilful ignorance and the brutality of others; the way in which religion and culture can impose horrific restraints when reduced to power struggles while at the same time gesturing to a proud nobility is evident in the novel. Inevitably, as is the case when religion, sex and gender become politicized, there are scapegoats who pay for the hubris and cruelty of others - for more than a lifetime. The damage inflicted can last for generations. I didn't want this book to end. My heart soared, it plummeted; I gasped, cried, held my breath and as I read felt physically pummelled then embraced, experiencing the 30 years the tale covers as a visceral thing that left me psychologically and imaginatively battered but richer in ways that count. But, I also felt ashamed. Ashamed for thoughts I may have harboured deep down, for prejudices I may not have even realized I held until this novel exposed them to me, and for that, I am grateful. This is a beautiful, deeply moving book that I cannot recommend highly enough. It was a privilege to read and now to share. ## Features - no marks ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,723 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #6 in Censorship & Politics #12 in War Fiction (Books) #141 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 57,142 Reviews | ## Images ![A Thousand Splendid Suns - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/A1alIcqdZfL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Will Leave You Shook And Too Numb to Ever Forget *by A***E on February 24, 2026* "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is BRILLIANTLY written, but will shake you to the depths of your HUMAN HEART AND SOUL! This book will have you feeling a super human strength to cause the utmost harm to the characters that YOU KNOW EXIST outside of these pages! My prayers of escape, survival, fortitude, love, and strength radiates to every woman that share the experiences in this book. What a SERIOUS, complete, yet heartbreaking and BITTERSWEET ending, with many lessons on what character, love, pride, sacrifice, and TRUE BRAVERY looks like and to think about. NEVER, EVER will I FORGET this book, as, again, it shook me to the depths of my heart and soul and left me numb! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A stunning book that was a privilege to read *by K***B on June 11, 2014* You know you are in the hands of a masterful storyteller when you put a book down only because you have no choice - life drags you away and it's a physical and emotional wrench to let it go, even for a moment. When all you can think as you go about compulsory tasks are the story and the characters. While you are away, you wonder what they are doing, where the narrator is going to take them and you care about their fates deeply. Such is the effect of A Thousand Splendid Suns. The characters live beyond the pages - not merely at the end, but throughout the reading experience, so realistically and gorgeously have they been drawn. Just as the sublime The Kite Runner told the tale of doomed male friendship, ATSS tells the story of two very different Afghani women: Mariam - shy, subservient, filled with self-doubt and yet, despite what life has meted out, is also honest and possessed of an innocence that is both her greatest strength and weakness. Then there is the beautiful, smart and kind Laila. Raised under very different roofs and with different expectations of their future, fate in the form of political and sectarian upheaval throws these women together and what happens before, during and after is heart-wrenchingly bitter-sweet. Hosseini knows not only how to capture the reader's imagination but our hearts as well. Told without sentimentality but nonetheless with an almost unbearable sweetness and pathos, ATSS unapologetically describes what the women of Afghanistan (and many men, children, families and thus communities) were forced to endure. The rampant misogyny, sexism and horrific abuses; terror, hope, the loss, the grind, the joy in the smallest and simplest of things; their constant sacrifices. Their resilience is formidable and humbling; their strength amazing - as is their capacity to forgive. By focussing primarily on Mariam and Laila (and those who play important roles in shaping who and what they become) Hosseini gives us a searing insight into not only the plight of those who are helpless pawns in a brutal battle for control of a weakened state, but Western prejudices, sense of entitlement and misunderstanding as well as revealing the ugliness and terrible beauty of a culture so few of us understand except through snatches from sensationalized news bulletins or from foreign correspondents with a brief to fill. That there are those resistant to as well as complicit in oppression, suffer because of wilful ignorance and the brutality of others; the way in which religion and culture can impose horrific restraints when reduced to power struggles while at the same time gesturing to a proud nobility is evident in the novel. Inevitably, as is the case when religion, sex and gender become politicized, there are scapegoats who pay for the hubris and cruelty of others - for more than a lifetime. The damage inflicted can last for generations. I didn't want this book to end. My heart soared, it plummeted; I gasped, cried, held my breath and as I read felt physically pummelled then embraced, experiencing the 30 years the tale covers as a visceral thing that left me psychologically and imaginatively battered but richer in ways that count. But, I also felt ashamed. Ashamed for thoughts I may have harboured deep down, for prejudices I may not have even realized I held until this novel exposed them to me, and for that, I am grateful. This is a beautiful, deeply moving book that I cannot recommend highly enough. It was a privilege to read and now to share. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful Story, Simple Paperback Edition *by V***R on April 8, 2026* The paperback version of A Thousand Splendid Suns is a great, affordable way to read such a powerful story. The book itself is lightweight and easy to hold, which makes it comfortable for longer reading sessions. The pages and cover are pretty standard quality - not anything fancy - but they hold up well with normal use. As for the story, it’s emotional, meaningful, and really stays with you. Overall, this edition is a solid choice if you’re just looking for a simple, easy-to-read copy at a good price. ## Frequently Bought Together - A Thousand Splendid Suns - The Kite Runner - And the Mountains Echoed --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kr/products/1605106-a-thousand-splendid-suns](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/1605106-a-thousand-splendid-suns) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Korea* *Store origin: KR* *Last updated: 2026-05-22*