![]() ![]() ![]() Others have called it a drama, or more specifically, a generational drama. Also, some sections are written in the present tense, which gives it a modern tone. The time the novel is set in never seems as important as the place, which is initially Afghanistan. It starts in 1952, but only because that is when the initiating events took place. GenreĮven though some have labeled it as historical fiction, And the Mountains Echoed doesn’t read exactly like that genre. In this novel, he explores some fairly complicated writing techniques, including telling the story from multiple characters perspectives, using both first and third person points of view, and mixing in some scenes that are epistolary (a letter, an obituary, and an interview). Khaled Hosseini is a masterful, masterful storyteller. A medical doctor by training, his previous novels were The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. The story reveals the waves of events that radiate out from this traumatic beginning.Īnd the Mountains Echoed is Khaled Hosseini’s third novel, published in 2013. This devastates her older brother who has raised Pari from the time their mother died. Summary: The novel starts in 1952, when an Afghan father sells his little daughter, Pari to a wealthy couple. ![]() (If you want to read more, our discussion started here.) Let’s take some time to examine it from a writer’s perspective. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini is a breathtaking novel. ![]()
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