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The patience stone : sang-e saboor / Atiq Rahimi ; translated by Polly McLean ; with an introduction by Khaled Hosseini.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Other Press, c2009.Description: xii, 141 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781590513446 (hardcover)
  • 1590513444 (hardcover)
Uniform titles:
  • Syngué sabour. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 891/.563 22
LOC classification:
  • PK6878.9.R34 S9613 2009
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”.

“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.

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”.

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