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Dr. Markos Varvaris (“Mr. Markos”)
A Bosnian nurse who works in the hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan following the rise of the Taliban, Dr. Amra Ademovic is a capable and selfless woman who uses her training to care for the injured in her hospital. She seems to have a special fondness for children, such as Roshana, and goes out of her way to ensure that they receive the best medical care.
Dr. Amra Ademovic Quotes in And the Mountains Echoed
The And the Mountains Echoed quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Amra Ademovic or refer to Dr. Amra Ademovic. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5 Quotes
He is not a criminal. Everything he owns he has earned. In the nineties, while half the guys he knew were out clubbing and chasing women, he had been buried in study, dragging himself through hospital corridors at two in the morning, forgoing leisure, comfort, sleep. He had given his twenties to medicine. He has paid his dues. Why should he feel badly? This is his family. This is his life.
In the last month, Roshi has become something abstract to him, like a character in a play. Their connection has frayed. The unexpected intimacy he had stumbled upon in that hospital, so urgent and acute, has eroded into something dull. The experience has lost its power. He recognizes the fierce determination that had seized him for what it really was, an illusion, a mirage.
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Idris had befriended a child named Roshi during his time in Afghanistan. After promising to take care of the child, Idris has returned to the United States, and is in the process of forgetting about Roshi altogether amidst all his other responsibilities. Hosseini describes the ways that Idris tries to justify his own apathy: Idris tells himself that he's "earned" the right to be selfish by working hard at medical school for many years (even though the link between studying and being compassionate is by no means obvious).In this passage Hosseini shows another example of the way memory and forgetfulness Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita del
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Dr. Amra Ademovic Character Timeline in And the Mountains Echoed
The timeline below shows where the character Dr. Amra Ademovic appears in And the Mountains Echoed. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4
...The author asks Mr. Markos to extend his gratitude to the author’s old friend, Ms. Amra Ademovic. The author adds that he intends the letter for Mr. Markos, but also for...
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...to stay. In the coming months, Nabi comes to meet Markos’s friends and associates, including Amra Ademovic, whom he admires greatly. Amra Ademovic, who’s been researching the former occupants of the...
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Chapter 5
Amra Ademovic stands in the wing of a vast Afghan hospital, speaking to Idris and Timur...
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Idris, Timur, and Amra stand in the hospital, surveying a young girl named Roshana, who is very ill. Idris...
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Amra asks Timur and Idris what they’re doing in this hospital in Kabul. Timur explains: he...
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Timur and Idris have arrived at Mr. Wahdati’s home, prepared for the party Amra mentioned. The house is lavish by Kabul’s standards, though it’s sustained a great deal of...
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The party proceeds. Idris is uneasy, as he always is at parties. To his surprise, Amra greets him and strikes up a conversation. She points out that Idris clearly doesn’t like...
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Amra explains to Idris what will happen to Roshana, the young girl in the hospital. Roshana...
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...at the hospital, carrying a box. He makes his way through the halls to where Amra is sitting by Roshana’s bed. Idris greets Roshana and shows her the presents he’s bought...
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...visiting the hospital to see Roshana. He brings Roshana presents, and spends more time with Amra. Timur warns Idris to be careful—Roshana can’t become too attached to him. Idris grudgingly accepts...
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...can’t sleep. He stays up, looking at his computer. Suddenly, he receives an email from Amra. In the email, Amra explains that Roshana wants to send him a message: she’s been...
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...have the time to talk to Joan about Roshana’s operation. He receives another email from Amra, in which she asks if Idris has looked into an operation for Roshana. Idris is...
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...until eventually she becomes nothing more than a character in a movie. He begins ignoring Amra’s emails, too.
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...at the dedication page, which reads, “To the two angels in my life; my mother Amra, and my Kaka Timur.”
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Chapter 8
...help children in impoverished parts of the world. In 2002, he takes a call from Amra Ademovic, a Bosnian nurse. She convinces him to move to Kabul to help Afghan war...
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