![]() ![]() This is one of the first signs of the class issues that affect Kabul. ![]() We also take a stroll down Chicken Street where Mariam sees the "modern Afghan women," whose freedom she envies (1.11.19). There is Deh-Mazang, the low-to-middle-class area where Rasheed's house is located. Like all cities, Kabul has many different faces. Kabul itself hits some highs and lows throughout this period, but the novel never loses faith in the people of Kabul and their ability to endure. The novel looks at the city during a time of conflict, when forces from within and without are struggling to take control of Afghanistan. After all, the title of the novel is taken from a poem dedicated to Kabul's beauty. ![]() Although A Thousand Splendid Suns spends time outside of Kabul, the novel is a big love letter to the birthplace of author Khaled Hosseini. ![]()
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