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AND THE MOUNTAINS
ECHOED By Khaled Hosseini
A master of the narrative, Khaled Hosseini ‘s new
novel “And the Mountains Echoed” is his most gripping story yet. Less brutal
and more fluent than his earlier novels, it nevertheless has a generous dose
of sentimentality. Spanning several generations, the novel moves back and
forth between Afghanistan and the West. Writing in his usual unassuming and
unpretentious style, Hosseini explores sibling relationships and people
living ordinary lives in present day Afghanistan. The novel’s two central
characters – Abdullah and his sister Pari – are little children, in the 50s,
when we first meet them. Abdullah is 10 and Pari
3. They live with their father Saboor and
step-mother in a remote Afghan village. They get separated when Pari is
given away for adoption. While she grows up in affluence –first in Kabul
then in Paris, her brother Abdullah makes his way to California where he
runs a small Kabob House. Other characters, equally significant, have their
stories intertwined with that of the two siblings – tales of drama,
jealousy, resilience, sacrifice, and love. The siblings are unaware of each
other’s existence but will they ever meet again? The novel runs against the
backdrop of Taliban era and has the makings of a blockbuster film.
An
enjoyable book, “And the Mountains Echoed” is his third novel, after the
bestselling The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns.
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