<Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 829999614 </Td> </Tr> <P> And the Mountains Echoed is the third novel by Afghan - American author Khaled Hosseini . 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 . Rather, the book is written similarly to a collection of short stories, with each of the nine chapters being told from the perspective of a different character . The book's foundation is built on the relationship between ten - year - old Abdullah and his three - year - old sister Pari and their father's decision to sell her to a childless couple in Kabul, an event that ties the various narratives together . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> As it was Hosseini's first novel to be published in six years, And the Mountains Echoed was reportedly in high demand . It received favorable pre-publication reviews and was anticipated as another strong success, reaching the top 10 on Amazon.com before its release and later becoming a bestseller . Five months after the publication of And the Mountains Echoed, it was reported that three million copies had been sold . </P>

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