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They say that “May God keep you away from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the revenge of the Afghans.” Khaled has set a portrait of Afghan world over decades of turmoil right in the eyes of the world.
Many people have appraised the book for it’s touching storyline which grips the reader to understand that as human beings, some people are rare and some are flawed like the protagonist Amir. But he discovers that not only he is alone but many are vulnerable just like him. For me what has stood out is the description of Afghan society which is a typical South Asian society with ethnic and class differences. I loved how the author has described market places, Afghan culture, the people etc. Further, the Afghan politics described over a long span of time has taken the book a notch above the rest of the fiction I have typically read.
Afghan is a territory everyone dreads is beautifully penned by Hosseini. But most of us know it wasn’t always like this which is what the author has successfully opened up the world to.
With Taliban2.0 back, the place is simply not empty of some more stories of hope and despair. Hope the author continues to bring light to this part of the third world for many of his quotes in the book have enchanted and left me surprised that one can write simple words yet can leave a powerful imprint in the minds of the reader. This also Khaled achieved in his debut novel is remarkable. The book is worthy to be re-read which reminds me to sign off that for khaled, a thousand times over.