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The Patience Stone
Syngué sabour. Pierre de patience
Atiq Rahimi (born 1962)
Translated by Polly McLean
English editions
In EnglishThe Patience Stone
Other Press · United States · January 2010 · Hardcover · 141 pages
The Patience Stone
Chatto & Windus · United Kingdom · 12 April 2010 · 160 pages
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In a war-torn country like Afghanistan, a man lies unconscious with a bullet in his neck. His wife nurses him while fighters roam the streets. In Persian legend, a patience stone absorbs confessions until it shatters; she makes her husband that stone, voicing her anger at a war he always chose over her and finally speaking freely about marriage, society and faith.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 154 pages in the original
- Genres
- War, Family (assigned by AI)
- First published
- 2008 by P.O.L
- Author's age
- 46 when first published
- ISBN
9782846822770 (original)
9781590513446 (Other Press, United States)
9780701184162 (Chatto & Windus, United Kingdom)
- More
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