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'A Thousand Splendid Suns' Goes Operatic
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The novel "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini follows the lives of women through multiple generations in Afghanistan. The story is now an opera. Hosseini had two requirements when he gave the composer permission: that when the characters wear burkas in the book, they were burkas onstage, and that the Quran be handled with respect.
WLRN's Alicia Zuckerman (@AliciaZuckerman) was there and has the story.
This article was originally published on November 17, 2017.
This segment aired on November 17, 2017.