And the Mountains Echoed
Khaled Hosseini
literary fiction
multigenerational family saga
past tense
third limited POV
~486 pp
A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.
Matched by vibe, pacing, tone, and feel — not just genre.
| Word count | 121,408 |
| Page count | ~486 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |
| POV | third limited |