The Reflection of Afghanian Women's Social Conditions in The Novel Entitled, A thousand splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseyni (Comparative Literature and Interdisciplinary Studies)

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Interdisciplinary studies are the new areas of comparative literature. This field opened a new chapter of literature connections to other human sciences, such as sociology. In this study, literary fiction, considered as a whole and supplements that had an inseparable and reciprocal connections to the sociology. The findings show that the novel entitled A thousand splendid suns by "Khaled Hosseini" is an image and reflection of the Afghan society problems including political realities, social and cultural realities, happened in a period of history in a story format. In this cross-sectional study we find out the author indirectly express their social concerns and centered on the unorganized situation of women in the society. He believes that it is necessary to hear the female voice, to try to decrease gender discrimination and knowledge in the social and cultural developments of community.
 

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