Review: ‘And the Mountains Echoed’ by Khaled Hosseini

Review: ‘And the Mountains Echoed’ by Khaled Hosseini

17 Nov , 2014

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A Story About Siblings.

If I were to sum up the essence of Khaled Hosseini’s latest book that released last year, it would be that, it explores the unique bond between siblings. Although the story has various characters, not all are related to each other by blood. However, at the end of the day, each story explores a kinship that is akin to that between brothers and sisters.
Told mostly in the third person narrative, the book explores the repercussions that emanate from the separation of a brother and a sister (who is sold off at the beginning of the story) and is spread across time and space; like the ripples that form in still water when a stone is thrown into it.
Like his earlier books, Hosseini has stuck to a language that is simple yet, effective. His prose have the quality of making you feel the emotional turmoil that his characters are going through. And his latest book comes packed with a whole range of emotions, be it guilt, pain, jealousy, embarrassment, love, inadequacy, haplessness, helplessness, gratefulness or nostalgia!
Your heart goes out to Abdullah as you see him separated from his younger sister, Pari. You do not hate Abdullah’s step-mother when you see her jealousy for her twin sister get the better of her. When you see the cousins Idris and Timur, you empathize with Idris’ jealousy of his cousin’s extrovert personality. And even when you are let down by Idris’ character, you do not hate him, for you know tempting it could be to stick to your comfort zone and do nothing to ameliorate the pains of others.
The portrayal of homosexuality in the story is done in pretty much the same way the society in Afghanistan would see it; not something hyped, but just an unfortunate fact that the individual has to live with.
The book also explores the concept of motherhood through the narration of Pari’s story, first as an adopted daughter, then her story as a mother. You also come to see the unlikely friendship between the son of an ex-Jihadi-turned-Philanthropist and a destitute child whose circumstances have made him grow up far too quickly. You are told about the Greek Doctor Markos and his troubled relationship with a mother who was far too strict for his liking. Lastly, there is the story of Abdullah’s daughter who decides to find her father’s lost sister and in doing so, brings the story to its natural conclusion, or so one wishes.
Although different from his earlier two novels, his writing is still just as exquisite. This mélange of stories are all weaved together with such finesse that you cannot help but fall a little in love with Khaled Hosseini’s story-telling.

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