And the Mountains Echoed Paperback – 20 December 2015

Highly recommended. Love the story telling.

After reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, I had high expectations from his work. I always wanted to read his works and always for some reason never got around to it. When I in India for our mini-vacation I asked my brother to order quite a lot of books from Amazon India. These were on the list and I was really happy with my purchase and the delivery as well.As I was reading this book, I realized that this is not from just one person's point of view, but the story is told from several other character's POV as well. I wasn't really expecting it and after the initial surprise had worn off, I really got pulled into the story of Abdullah and Pari. Because the story is told from different perspectives and different timelines as well, the depth of heartbreak was a lot less compared to The Kite Runner for me personally. It's not that the story didn't grip me or wreak havoc on my emotions, it was just the opposite, but I found myself being pulled into another world and another story before I could drown in the emotions the story made me feel. The way all these stories are so wonderfully woven together forming a beautiful, unforgettable reading experience is just amazing. The interconnecting storylines bring us more clarity of events and the motivations of these characters as well. Overall it's a story of love, family-bonds, life-journeys, and heartbreak. It's masterfully written and captures the hearts of readers and tugs their heartstrings effortlessly. This book is a great work on human behavior, characters whose actions and voices cause ripples that will carry from the past to the future. It's very well written and has a lasting effect on the reader as well. I absolutely loved this book and would highly recommend checking it out. I gave it 5 stars.

If you are interested in Historical fiction and specifically Afghan History then Khaled Hosseini is your go-to writer. I have read all of his books and learned so much about Afghan, history, heritage, and culture. The mountain echoed is another engaging book of Hosseini that envelopes both past and present simultaneously. A heart-wrenching family tale of the lost one and how it is important for a human being to know their true roots for the purpose of self Actualization.

I romanzi di Khaled Hosseini hanno la capacità di rapirti, di toglierti il fiato, di farti emozionare, piangere, rilfettere. In più l'autore produce opere con il contagocce, facendoti desiderare ardentemente il prossimo volume da mangiare avidamente in pochi giorno."And the mountains echoed" ripercorre 60 anni di storia afghana, calandoci nei suoi drammi collettivi attraverso le vicende individuali di 3 generazioni di personaggi, con la vicenda che si snoda fra Kabul e Parigi, la California e la Grecia. Hosseini ha una capacità innata di esplorare la psicologia dei personaggi, riconnettendola alle vicende di attualità del loro tempo: ognuno di essi incarna un ben definito archetipo umano, senza che ciò sfoci nella creazione di figure stereotipate ed esagerate.Certe parti sono veramente toccanti e drammatiche: preparatevi ad avere un nodo in gola e gli occhi lucidi, a maggior ragione pensando alle immagini tragiche innescate dal ritorno dei Talibani di agosto 2021. Difficile non associare Pari alle scene drammatiche dei genitori che affidano i figli ai militari americani all'aeroporto di Kabul.Hosseini - con la sua prosa scorrevole, armoniosa, emotiva - ci pone domande scomode su noi stessi e sull'ipocrisia della società occidentale. In quale personaggio ci ritroveremo? Nel cooperante greco Markos? Oppure nel personaggio mediocremente incerto di Idris in rapporto a Rosha?Un'opera meravigliosa che va assolutamente letta nella versione in lingua originale, ricca di termini ricercati.

全てが良かったです。

Il est parfois difficile de se laisser convaincre par les codes d'une culture qui n'est pas la nôtre. Khaled Hosseini nous amène avec lui, sait nous convaincre, nous permet de comprendre une façon de penser... les images de ce livre reviennent dans l'esprit après la lecture pour faire vivre et revivre l'histoire ... et c'est là le point fort qui est à la fois le point faible (pour moi) de cet écrivain: ou est la ligne fine entre l'histoire d'une personne et l'histoire tout court?Je recommande sans hésitation ce livre - qui arrive sans délai et grâce aux soins des intermédiaires, dans un parfait état.It is sometimes difficult to let ourselves be carried along by a story if the cultural codes are not familiar to us. Khaled Hosseini takes us with him on a journey through the ways of other people, and convinces us of the authenticity of his story. The pictures he paints through his written word remain and come back long after the book has been read. Yet here lie both the strong and weak points of this tale: where does the individual story end and the history of a country begin?I recommend this book without hesitation - whats more it arrives promptly in your letterbox and, thanks to the care taken by the people responsible for its transit, in perfect condition.

Here is a book that will speak to you about the ties that bind and the fragility of familial relationships.In this stirring book we see the ways in which family members are capable of supporting each other,standing up for each other,respecting one another,and yet,are also capable of deceiving each other and disgracing one another.All things are possible,and we are witness to the complexities that weave this tale. This is a gripping story which holds many surprising turns. It will keep your interest from start to finish.Enjoy!

There are many kinds of poverty, financial poverty and mental/emotional poverty the most obvious herein. What people do and become to surmount these formidable obstacles is the essence of Hosseini's latest novel. It is in the early 1950s in an Afghan town called Shadbagh. Abdullah and Pari are the children of Saboor who begins this story by telling them the story of a young boy who is stolen by a djin. Little does the boy Abdullah, who loves his father's tales, realize that his sister Pari will be sold within the week to his step-Uncle Nabi's employers, Mr. Wahdati and his wife Nila. Nila is a central focus for most of this story as she is a famous poet but intensely unhappy woman. After her husband has a stroke, she will leave him to live in Paris with Pari. At this point, one wonders how Abdullah and Pari will ever find each other, given their phenomenal closeness before their separation.After they leave, Nabi takes care of Mr. Wahdati, even after he discovers a secret that almost made him leave. We then hear of another sibling story between Parwana (stepmother to Abdullah and Pari; their father's second wife) and her sister Masooma who had a horrific accident and makes a decision that Parwana must carry out, one that frees both sisters from a life of being burdened by each other. This aspect cuts to the soul of the reader, requiring a courage and sense of self that is true albeit more poignant than words can express.Then we hear the story of a young boy whose father is narco wealthy, who makes his money from selling the poppy flower and who has bought the land in Shadbagh on which Abdullah and Pari grew up. A family member inherited the property but was cheated out of it by the wealthy but generous man.The bond between Nila and Pari is explored next. Pari truly understands her mother but it doesn't make it any easier, especially as Pari always has this feeling like something is "missing."The story of Markos' friendship with a young girl is heartrending but beautiful as well. The young girl has been permanently disfigured by a dog bite; and though totally revolted initially, Markos and Thalia grow as close as siblings and remain so their entire lives, especially in their connection to other characters in this fictional tapestry.A reunion will end this novel, one that will initiate a freedom for the daughter of Abdullah, who wound up in America running an Afghan barbecue restaurant but is now old and ailing and his sister Pari.So much can be said about this story of real and evolving sibling relationships. Though not quite as violent as Hosseini's previous two novels, there are fierce moments but more of a sense of honesty, integrity and endurance that truly evolves into bonds of connection equal to and greater than siblings. No, I haven't by any means given away the whole story; there is so much more in these pages that is compelling, intriguing, brutal, funny, tender and just sheer beautiful. Khaled Hosseini is a literate fine, fine writer and this book is his best yet!!!! This reviewer hated it to end and is hoping Hosseini will keep writing which he does so magnificently!!!! This novel deserves multiple awards for its greatness! Enjoy every line, every page!