Where the Mountains Echoed?

And the Mountains Echoed is the third novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini

Khaled Hosseini
Personal life

Hosseini is married to Roya and they have two children, Haris and Farah. The family reside in Northern California. He is fluent in Persian and Pashto, and has described himself as a secular Muslim.

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. 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.

Where does And the Mountains Echoed take place?

Like the previous two, Hosseini's latest novel is a heart-wrenching story. “And the Mountains Echoed” is set partly in Afghanistan, but action also takes place in California, Paris, and the Greek Islands. Early reviews have called it a story about family, separation, and sibling relationships.

Is And the Mountains Echoed sad?

“And the Mountains Echoed” is painfully sad but also radiant with love: the enduring bond of a brother and sister; the irritable but bedrock connection of cousins; the quiet intimacy of master and servant who become friends; the commitment of a doctor and nurse to war's victims.

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