 Earning widespread critical acclaim upon publication, "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.