Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I will meet you there.
- Jalal uddin Muhammed Rumi (Afghanistan born Persian poet, 1207 - 1273 AD)
Khaled Hosseini is a brilliant writer from Afghanistan (living in US), there is Afghanistan beyond the realms of Taliban, beyond the realms of fanatic Islam and beyond the realms of bombing and killing and he is a story teller from that Afghanistan. I read 'The Kite Runner' in May 2009 during my stay in serenic Belfast, i enjoyed the book greatly, its a great book and as fresh as morning tea. 'And The Mountains Echoed' is another gem from Khaled but not as good or great as 'The Kite Runner', too many people spoil the hunt as well as the party, the same is true about this book.Its starts amazingly well with the story of two siblings, Abdullah and Pari and runs in a beautiful way for more than half of its pages and then Nila dies and the story enters in a confusing state. The story of Greek surgeon Markos is bit redundant in the main plot of Abdullah, Nila and Pari. finally It ends in a sort of happy climax (resulting in a happy reunion after half a century).
The way Khaled explores the countryside of Afghanistan is unparalleled in contemporary English literature of the region, the two promising Indian writers: Chetan Bhagat writes on urban people with cheap plot while Amish Tripathi dwelves in a mythical world. Only Amitav Ghosh brings the similar complex emotions and plot on the stage.
Recommended (6/10).
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