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Once again the setting is afghanistan, but this time hosseini has taken the last 33 years of that countrys tumultuous history of war and oppression and told it on an intimate scale, through the lives of two women. In 2006 he was named a us goodwill envoy to the united nations refugee agency. A thousand splendid suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of afghanistans last thirty yearsfrom the soviet invasion to the reign of the taliban to posttaliban. Free download or read online a thousand splendid suns pdf epub book. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone.
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