英文读书报告BookReport图文稿.docx

英文读书报告BookReport图文稿.docx

《英文读书报告BookReport图文稿.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《英文读书报告BookReport图文稿.docx（5页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

英文读书报告BookReport图文稿

文件管理序列号：

[K8UY-K9IO69-O6M243-OL889-F88688]

英文读书报告BookReport

ABookReportofaThousandSplendidSuns

T

BriefIntroduction

AThousandSplendidSunsisa2007novelbyauthor.Itishissecond,followinghis2003debut,.Mariamisanillegitimatechild,andsuffersfromboththestigmasurroundingherbirthalongwiththeabuseshefacesthroughouthermarriage.Laila,bornagenerationlater,iscomparativelyprivilegedduringheryouthuntiltheirlivesintersectandsheisalsoforcedtoacceptamarriageproposalfromRasheed,Mariam'shusband.

TheauthorHosseinihasremarkedthatheregardsthenovelasa"mother-daughterstory"incontrastto?

TheKiteRunner,whichheconsidersa"father-sonstory".Itcontinuessomeofthethemesusedinhispreviouswork,suchasthefamilialaspects,butfocusesprimarilyonfemalecharactersandtheirrolesinAfghansociety.

TheAuthor＆Background

KhaledHosseini（bornMarch4,1965）isanAfghan-bornAmericanand

.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,heworkedasadoctorinCalifornia,anoccupationthathelikenedto"anarrangedmarriage".Hehaspublishedthreenovels,mostnotablyhis2003debut,allofwhichareatleastpartiallysetinAfghanistanandfeatureanAfghanastheprotagonist.Followingthesuccessof?

TheKiteRunnerheretiredfrommedicinetowritefull-time.

HosseiniwasborninKabul,Afghanistan.Hisfatherworkedasadiplomat,andwhenHosseiniwas11yearsold,thefamilymovedtoFrance;fouryearslater,theyappliedforasylumintheUnitedStates,wherehelaterbecameacitizen.HosseinididnotreturntoAfghanistanuntil2001attheageof36,wherehe"feltlikeatouristinhisowncountry".

HosseinivisitedAfghanistanin2003,and"heardsomanystoriesaboutwhathappenedtowomen,thetragediesthattheyhadendured,thedifficulties,thegender-basedviolencethattheyhadsuffered,thediscrimination,thebeingbarredfromactivelifeduringtheTaliban,havingtheirmovementrestricted,beingbannedessentiallyfrompracticingtheirlegal,socialrights,politicalrights".ThismotivatedhimtowriteanovelcenteredontwoAfghanwomen.

Title

ThetitleofthebookcomesfromalineintheJosephineDavistranslationofthepoem"Kabul",bythe17th-centuryIranianpoet:

"EverystreetofKabulisenthrallingtotheeye

Throughthebazaars,caravansofEgyptpass

Onecouldnotcountthemoonsthatshimmeronherroofs

Andthethousandsplendidsunsthathidebehindherwalls"

Inaninterview,KhaledHosseiniexplains,"IwassearchingforEnglishtranslationsofpoemsaboutKabul,foruseinascenewhereacharacterbemoansleavinghisbelovedcity,whenIfoundthisparticularverse.IrealizedthatIhadfoundnotonlytherightlineforthescene,butalsoanevocativetitleinthephrase'athousandsplendidsuns,'whichappearsinthenext-to-laststanza."

Summary

Thenovelcentersaroundtwowomen,MariamandLaila,howtheirlivesbecomeintertwinedafteraseriesofdrasticevents,andtheirsubsequentfriendshipandsupportforeachotherinthebackdropofKabulinthe20thand21stcentury.Itissplitintofourpartsthatfocusonindividualstories:

PartoneisaboutMariam,parttwoisonLaila,partthreeisontherelationshipbetweenthetwowomen,andLaila'slifewithTariqisinpartfour.Thelastsectionalsohappenstobetheonlypartwritteninthepresenttense.

Mariamlivesina?

ontheoutskirtsofwithherembitteredmother.Jalil,herfather,isawealthybusinessmanwhoownsacinemaandlivesinthetownwiththreewivesandninechildren.Mariamishisillegitimatedaughter,andsheisprohibitedtolivewiththem,butJalilvisitshereveryThursday.Onherfifteenthbirthday,Mariamwantsherfathertotakehertoseeathismovietheater,againstthepleasofhermother.Whenhedoesnotshowup,shehikesintotownandgoestohishouse.Herefusestoseeher,andsheendsupsleepingonthestreet.Inthemorning,Mariamreturnshometofindthathermotherhascommittedsuicideoutoffearthatherdaughterhaddesertedher.Mariamisthentakentoliveinherfather'shouse.JalilarrangesforhertobemarriedtoRasheed,ashoemakerfromwhoisthirty-yearshersenior.InKabul,Mariambecomespregnantsevensuccessivetimes,butisneverabletocarryachildtoterm.Thisisasad,disquietingrealityforbothRasheedandMariam.UltimatelyRasheedgrowsmoreandmoredespondentoverhiswife'sinabilitytohaveachildandparticularlyason.AstheirmarriagewearsonRasheedgraduallybecomesmoreandmoreabusive.

PartTwointroducesLaila.SheisagirlgrowingupinKabulwhoisclosefriendswithTariq,aboylivinginherneighborhood.TheyeventuallydeveloparomanticrelationshipdespitebeingawareofthesocialboundariesbetweenmenandwomeninAfghansociety.WarcomestoAfghanistan,andKabulisbombardedbyrocketattacks.Tariq'sfamilydecidestoleavethecity,andtheemotionalfarewellbetweenLailaandTariqculminateswiththemmakinglove.Laila'sfamilyalsodecidestoleaveKabul,butastheyarepackingarocketdestroysthehouse,killingherparentsandseverelyinjuringLaila.LailaissubsequentlytakeninbyRasheedandMariam.

Afterrecoveringfromherinjuries,LailadiscoversthatsheispregnantwithTariq'schild.AfterbeinginformedbyAbdulSharifthatTariqhasdied,sheagreestomarryRasheed,amaneagertohaveayoungandattractivesecondwifeinhopesofhavingasonwithher.WhenLailagivesbirthtoadaughter,Aziza,Rasheedisdispleasedandsuspicious.ThisresultsinhimbecomingabusivetowardsLaila.MariamandLailaeventuallybecomeconfidantsandbestfriends.TheyplantorunawayfromRasheedandleaveKabulbutarecaughtatthebusstation.Rasheedbeatsthemanddeprivesthemofwaterforseveraldays,almostkillingAziza.

Afewyearslater,LailagivesbirthtoZalmai,Rasheed'sson.The?

hasrisentopowerandimposedharshrulesontheAfghanpopulation,prohibitingwomenfromappearinginpublicwithoutamalerelative.Thereisadrought,andlivingconditionsinKabulbecomepoor.Rasheed'sworkshopburnsdown,andheisforcedtotakejobsforwhichheisill-suited.HesendsAzizatoanorphanage.LailaenduresanumberofbeatingsfromtheTalibanwhencaughtaloneonthestreetsinattemptstovisitherdaughter.

ThenonedayTariqappearsoutsidethehouse,andheandLailaarereunited.LailarealizesthatRasheedhadhiredAbdulShariftoinformheraboutTariq'sfakedeath,sothathecouldmarryher.WhenRasheedreturnshomefromwork,Zalmaitellshisfatheraboutthevisitor.RasheedstartstosavagelybeatLaila.Henearlystranglesher,butMariamintervenesandkillsRasheedwithashovel.Afterwards,MariamconfessestokillingRasheedinordertodrawattentionawayfromLailaandTariq.Mariamispubliclyexecuted,allowingLailaandTariqtoleaveforPakistanwithAzizaandZalmai.TheyspendtheirdaysworkingataguesthouseinMurree,asummerretreat.

AfterthefalloftheTaliban,LailaandTariqreturntoAfghanistan.TheystopinthevillagewhereMariamwasraised,anddiscoverapackagethatMariam'sfatherleftbehindforher:

avideotapeof?

Pinocchio,asmallsackofmoney,andaletter.LailareadstheletteranddiscoversthatJalilhadregrettedsendingMariamaway.LailaandTariqreturntoKabulandusethemoneytofixuptheorphanage,whereLailastartsworkingasateacher.Lailaispregnantwithherthirdchild,andifitisagirl,LailahasalreadynamedherMariam.

Comments

Afterreadingthenovel,Iamdeeplytouchedandshocked.IamtouchedbythepatienceandsufferingofMariamandthefriendshipbetweenMariamandLaila.IamshockedbytheviolenceandabuseofRasheed.Itisabeautiful,heart-wrenchingstoryofanunforgivingtime,anunlikelybondandanindestructiblelove.AlthoughMariamandLailasuffermanypains,yetlovecanmoveapersontoactinunexpectedways,leadthemtoovercomethemostdauntingobstacleswithastartlingheroism.Intheenditislovethattriumphsoverdeathanddestruction.

Lovemaynotbethefirstthingthatcomestomindwhenyouconsiderthewar-ravagedlandscapeofAfghanistan.Butthatistheemotion—subterranean,powerful,beautiful,illicit,andinfinitelypatient—thatsuffusesthepagesofKhaledHosseini's?

AThousandSplendidSuns.Asinhisbest-sellingfirstnovel,

TheKiteRunner,Hosseinimovinglyexaminestheconnectionsbetweenunlikelyfriends,thefissuresthatopenupbetweenparentsandchildren,theintransigenceofquiethearts.

Nowadays,therearestillmanywarsinthislandthreateningthelivesofthepeoplestaythere.AndIwonderhowwilltheseAfghanwomendo,andmoreimportant,whatcanWEdo.

Style＆Technique

AThousandSplendidSunsreceivedsignificantpraisefromreviewers,withcallingit"apowerful,harrowingdepictionofAfghanistan"anddescribingtheproseas"achinglybeautiful".

LisaSeeof?

TheNewYorkTimesattributedthebook'ssuccesstoHosseini"understandingthepowerofemotionasfewotherpopularwritersdo".

fromwrote,"Hosseiniisskilledattellingacertainkindofstory,inwhicheventsthatmayseemunbearable-violence,miseryandabuse-aremadereadable.Hedoesn'tglossoverthehorrorshischaracterslivethrough,butsomethingabouthisdirect,explanatorystyleandthesensethatyouaremovingtowardsaredemptiveendingmakesthewholenarrative,forallitstragedies,slipdownrathereasily."