<P> Hosseini has remarked that he regards the novel as a "mother - daughter story" in contrast to The Kite Runner, which he considers a "father - son story". It continues some of the themes used in his previous work, such as the familial aspects, but focuses primarily on female characters and their roles in Afghan society . </P> <P> A Thousand Splendid Suns was released on May 22, 2007, and received favorable prepublication reviews from Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist, becoming a number one New York Times bestseller for fifteen weeks following its release . During its first week on the market, it sold over one million copies . Columbia Pictures purchased film rights in 2007 and confirmed intentions to create a movie adaption of the book . The first theatrical adaptation of the book premiered on February 1, 2017, at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California . </P> <P> The title of the book comes from a line in the Josephine Davis translation of the poem "Kabul", by the 17th - century Iranian poet Saib Tabrizi: </P> <Dl> <Dd> "Every street of Kabul is enthralling to the eye </Dd> <Dd> Through the bazaars, caravans of Egypt pass </Dd> <Dd> One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs </Dd> <Dd> And the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls" </Dd> </Dl>

Where does the title a thousand splendid suns come from