A Thousand Splendid Suns 外国文学导读指南系列丛书.pdf

KHALED HOSSEINI A Study Guide by Jeanne M. McGlinn RiveRhead Books an imprint of P eNGUiN GRoUP (Usa) INTRODUCTION A Thousand Splendid Suns tells the intertwined stories of the lives of two Afghan women, Mariam and Laila, both married to the same abusive man, during the years of the Soviet occupation, then the civil war and the Taliban dictatorship. This guide is designed to aid teachers in selecting re- sources that provide background to the novel. It also provides discussion questions and activities for before, during, and after reading the novel. Teachers can select the activities which best fit the needs of their students. This guide may also be useful to independent readers of the novel who are looking for resources to guide their reading. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Biographies of the author are available at several different humanitarian award from the agency, Hosseini was asked web sites. This short biography provides a link to the to serve as a goodwill ambassador. This site has an inter- Khaled Hosseini Foundation which Hosseini set up fol- view with Hosseini about his service to the UNHCR: lowing a trip to Afghanistan in 2007 for the United Na- /45d574692.html?gclid=CKjQ5ZS tions High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): vlZ4CFdA65QodFhf6pg. /hosseini-bio.html. Hosseini was inducted into the Academy of Achievement Hosseini was selected as a Goodwill Envoy to UNHCR in in 2008. At this site you can listen to a podcast in which the United States in 2006. UNHCR was established in 1950