Title: Bond of love in the Novels of Khaled Hosseini
Abstract: Khaled Hosseini the Afghan-American writer beautifully delves into the subtleties of human relationships.In his novels, Hosseini has expressed his concern about the wretched conditions of the people in general and women in particular who have been doubly marginalized -one by the society and the other within the four walls of their homes.Against the backdrop of such a fractured milieu, the strong factor that gives strength to the characters is the bond of love and loyalty as reflected in "The Kite Runner", "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and "And the Mountains Echoed".Hosseini makes it clear that these love stories are very much unlike the platonic sagas of romantic love between a man and a woman.They are not traditional, they are stories of love where "characters seek and are saved by love and human connection".(2003 interview).Their love is tried and tested amid difficult conditions and the characters are left to discover their individual paths of reuniting with their loved ones at their own peril.It is ultimately this longing for love that draws characters out of their isolation, gives them strength to transcend their limitations, to struggle with their vulnerabilities and perform devastating acts of self-sacrifice.