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The patience stone :

Author (نویسنده/ناشر):

Rahimi, Atiq.

Second Author (نویسنده/ناشر دوم):

McLean, Polly.

Catalog Source (منبع کتلاگ):

DLC

Statement of responsibility:

Atiq Rahimi ; translated by Polly McLean ; with an introduction by Khaled Hosseini.

Publication/Distribution (Imprint):

New York : Other Press, c2009.

Physical Description:

xii, 141 pages ; 20 cm.

Summary:

Summary: “In Persian folklore, Syngue Sabour is the name of a magical black stone, a patience stone, which absorbs the plight of those who confide in it. It is believed that the day it explodes, after having received too much hardship and pain, will be the day of the Apocalypse. But here, the Syngue Sabour is not a stone but rather a man lying brain-dead with a bullet lodged in his neck. His wife is with him, sitting by his side. But she resents him for having sacrificed her to the war, for never being able to resist the call to arms, for wanting to be a hero, and in the end, after all was said and done, for being incapacitated in a small skirmish”.

Language:

English

ISBN:

9781590513446 (hardcover)
1590513444 (hardcover)

LCCN (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER):

2009035737

Subjects--Topical Terms:

Muslim women
Fiction.
Islamic fundamentalism
Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:

,Afghanistan -- Fiction.

LC Class. No:

PK6878.9.R34 / S9613 2009

Class. No:

891/.563

Source of Classification:

Library of Congress Classification / Monograph

Accession No:

3ACKU000365634

General Note:

“Winner of le Prix concourt 2008”—cover page.
“With an introduction by Khaled Hosseini, author of the Kite runner”—cover page.
"Originally published in French as Syngué sabour by P.O.L. Éditeur in 2008"—title pages verso.