A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini
Characters in A Thousand Splendid Suns
4 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Mariam
An illegitimate daughter married off young to an abusive shoemaker in Kabul.
Laila
A younger woman thrown into the same household and forced marriage as Mariam.
Antagonists
Rasheed
The women's brutal, controlling husband.
Supporting characters
Tariq
Laila's childhood friend and first love.