And the Mountains Echoed is probably the most beautifully detailed and complicated book I have ever read. The characters and plotlines are interconnected and woven in ways that are very unexpected. As I was reading I wondered how Khaled Hosseini kept himself from getting confused as he read the book. Nonetheless, I had to keep reading because the book was so amazing. To make it a bit easier for future readers of the book, I have made a character map outlining who the characters are related to and important aspects about their relationships such as who is related to who, and such.
Characters:
Saboor- a poor Afghani man, father to Pari and Abdullah, married to Parwana
Abdullah- son of Saboor
Pari- biological daughter of Saboor, adopted daughter of the Wahdati
Parwana- Saboor's second wife, step mother of Abdullah and Pari
Masooma- twin sister of Parwana, Parwana causes her accident
Iqbal- Abdullah's and Pari's half-brother
Nila Wahdati- a rich Afghani woman living in Kabul, a famous poet, adopted mother of Pari and wife of Suleiman Wahdati
Suleiman Wahdati- a rich man living in Kabul
Idris- cousin of Timur, neighbor of the Wahdatis, becomes a doctor and involved in Roshi's recovery
Timur- cousin of Idris, neighbor of the Wahdatis
Amra Ademovic- a Bosvian nurse working in Kabul, adopted mother and caretaker of Roshi
Roshi- an Afghani girl who was injured in Kabul
Adel- a rich boy who lives near Kabul, his father is a war lord
Gholam- a poor boy who becomes best friends with Adel, the son of Iqbal
Markos Varvaris- a man living on the Greek island of Tinos, he becomes a plastic surgeon and develops a friendship with Amra Ademovic
Ms. Varvaris- Markos' mother, she takes in Thalia
Thalia- an injured girl who becomes friends with Markos and lives with him and his mother after she is abandoned by her mother, Thalia takes care of Ms. Varvaris when she is older
Madeline- Thalia's mother and Marko's mother's best friend, she is an "actress"
Pari (#2, not pictured on the map above)- Abdullah's daughter, reunites him with his sister after years of being apart
Saboor- a poor Afghani man, father to Pari and Abdullah, married to Parwana
Abdullah- son of Saboor
Pari- biological daughter of Saboor, adopted daughter of the Wahdati
Parwana- Saboor's second wife, step mother of Abdullah and Pari
Masooma- twin sister of Parwana, Parwana causes her accident
Iqbal- Abdullah's and Pari's half-brother
Nila Wahdati- a rich Afghani woman living in Kabul, a famous poet, adopted mother of Pari and wife of Suleiman Wahdati
Suleiman Wahdati- a rich man living in Kabul
Idris- cousin of Timur, neighbor of the Wahdatis, becomes a doctor and involved in Roshi's recovery
Timur- cousin of Idris, neighbor of the Wahdatis
Amra Ademovic- a Bosvian nurse working in Kabul, adopted mother and caretaker of Roshi
Roshi- an Afghani girl who was injured in Kabul
Adel- a rich boy who lives near Kabul, his father is a war lord
Gholam- a poor boy who becomes best friends with Adel, the son of Iqbal
Markos Varvaris- a man living on the Greek island of Tinos, he becomes a plastic surgeon and develops a friendship with Amra Ademovic
Ms. Varvaris- Markos' mother, she takes in Thalia
Thalia- an injured girl who becomes friends with Markos and lives with him and his mother after she is abandoned by her mother, Thalia takes care of Ms. Varvaris when she is older
Madeline- Thalia's mother and Marko's mother's best friend, she is an "actress"
Pari (#2, not pictured on the map above)- Abdullah's daughter, reunites him with his sister after years of being apart