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SPLENDID SUNS
Khaled Hosseini
PLOT
4 sections:
Mariam
Laila
Relationship between Mariam & Laila
Laila & Tariq
CHARACTERS
Mariam
Laila
Rasheed
Jalil
Nana
Tariq
Mullah Faizullah
AFGHANISTAN -
HERAT / KABUL
SUMMARY
AZIZA Y
ZALMAI
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BIOGRAPHY
born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1965
11 years old he moved to France
earned hisM.D. in 1993.
INFLUENCES
Rumi,Hafez,Omar Khayym,Abdul-Qdir Bdil
NOVELS
2003
2007
2013
FACTS CONTINUED
Islam : personal, political, economic and legal lives.
Prayer 5 times a day- at dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset, and
evening.
Friday is the Muslim holy day.
The weekend is considered on Thursday and Friday.
During the holy month of Ramadan all Muslims must fast from
dawn to dusk and are only permitted to work six hours per day.
Fasting includes no eating, drinking, cigarette smoking, or gum
chewing.
Foreigners are not required to fast; however, they must not eat,
drink, smoke, or chew gum in public.
THE FAMILY
Most important unit
Roles:
Women are generally responsible for household duties, NO
PROFESSIONALISM
Men will be the bread winners
Families commonly arrange marriages for their children.
tribe, status, network, and wealth
Families traditionally live together in the same walled compound, known
as the kala. When a son gets married he and his wife begin their married
lives in a room under the same roof.
Family is sacred and highly protected.
HONOR &
HOSPITALITY
Honor and shame:
-Reputation
-Worth
-Association
-Revenge or Honour killing
-Drives behavior with
protection of women
dresswear
social interaction
education and economic activity.
Hospitalit:
-related to gaining honor
-bus - enough
BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Afghanistan - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette."
Kwintessential. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2015.