And the Mountains Echoed

English language

Published Jan. 1, 2013

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978-1-4088-5256-9
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And the Mountains Echoed is the third novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2013 by Riverhead Books, it deviates from Hosseini's style in his first two works through his choice to avoid focusing on any one character. Rather, the book is written similarly to a collection of short stories, with each of the nine chapters being told from the perspective of a different character. The book's foundation is built on the relationship between ten-year-old Abdullah and his three-year-old sister Pari and their father's decision to sell her to a childless couple in Kabul, an event that ties the various narratives together. Hosseini stated his intentions to make the characters more complex and morally ambiguous. Continuing the familial theme established in his previous novels, The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, And the Mountains Echoed centers on the rapport between siblings. Besides Abdullah and Pari, Hosseini introduced two …

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4 stars

i was almost halfway thru when i realized this was going to be series of characters addressed in each chapter, and not a true narrative. and i really like that.
I've read this author before and, to be honest, feel like I've read enough about Afghanistan through A Thousand Splendid Suns (I enjoyed it immensely) and The Kite Runner (felt both repetitive of his first novel, and far fetched). (not to mention Three Cups of Tea, The Breadwinner, and the CBC radio drama, Afganada). so I was glad to rediscover Afghanistan through fresh eyes: not all his characters are Afgans, but have ties to the place. by encompassing this wide range of characters, we are able to see Afghanistan from the 50s to the post-war present.