memory is the theme of and the mountains echoed.
memory is the theme of and the mountains echoed.
what is the theme of and the mountains echoed?
memory
hosseini stated his intentions to make the characters more complex and morally ambiguous. continuing the familial theme established in his previous novels, "the kite runner" and "a thousand splendid suns", "and the mountains echoed" centers on the rapport between siblings. besides abdullah and pari, hosseini introduced two other sibling and sibling-like relationships—the children's stepmother parwana and her disabled sister masooma and an afghan-american doctor named idris and his cousin timur.
and the mountains echoed
the title was derived from a line from "the nurse's song" by english poet william blake: "and all the hills echoed". in january 2013, "publishers weekly" announced the publication date as may 21 of that year, and riverhead books released a statement that the novel was about "how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations". first printed in hardback, "and the mountains echoed" was priced at $28.95 in the united states and £14.99 in the united kingdom. hosseini went on a five-week tour to 41 cities across america to promote the book. in october 2013, plans were confirmed to translate "and the mountains echoed" into 40 languages, among them icelandic and malay.
and the mountains echoed