I just finished the book...it is absolutly amazing but what does the title actually mean/repersent?...I know its from that part of a poem Lailla's dad recited...but can you help me out what it means metaphorically?
2007-12-12 12:13:47 · 2 answers · asked by chocolateheart 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It's from a poem by the Persian Sufi poet Hafiz, in which he compares the mystical relationship with God to the power and brilliance of "a thousand splendid suns" within you.
One who has attained this mystical relationship cannot be harmed by evil for she/he is joined to Eternity.
2007-12-12 12:35:20 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The book (nearly) ends with a sentence,"“Miriam is in Laila’s own heart, where she shines with the bursting radiance of a thousand suns"...
the book is about war torn Afghanistan, but more importantly about the two women who find the power to shine (on the inside) with the brilliance of 1000 suns.
It's about overcoming adversity, and finding the brilliance around you, while everything else is dull, dreary and hopeless.
2007-12-12 12:22:28 · answer #2 · answered by chris_covino 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
http://www.novelguide.com/a-thousand-splendid-suns/metaphor-analysis says it all..
2014-05-22 18:46:49 · answer #3 · answered by Tamanna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋