Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte & A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Hosseini's birthplace
Hosseini's birthplace
Kabul, Afghanistan
Publication year of A Thousand Splendid Suns
Publication year of A Thousand Splendid Suns
2007
Year of Taliban takeover in Afghanistan
Year of Taliban takeover in Afghanistan
1996
Main focus of the novel
Main focus of the novel
Lives of Afghan women
The two main characters/protagonists
The two main characters/protagonists
Mariam and Laila
Source of the novel's title
Source of the novel's title
17th-century poem by Saib-e-Tabrizi
Narrative structure used in the novel
Narrative structure used in the novel
Dual protagonist structure (Mariam & Laila perspectives)
What the burqa symbolises
What the burqa symbolises
Oppression of women under patriarchal & extremist regimes
What the kolba represents
What the kolba represents
Isolation and marginalisation
What the Bamiyan Buddhas symbolise
What the Bamiyan Buddhas symbolise
Afghanistan's rich cultural heritage