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The Patience Stone
Atiq Rahimi
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Description for The Patience Stone
paperback. A young woman prays at her husband's bedside as he lies in a coma with a bullet in his neck. From outside come the sounds of tanks, gunshots, screaming and, most terrifying of all, silence. Inside, her two frightened daughters call to her from the hallway. As she tries to keep her husband alive, the woman rages against men, war, culture, God. Translator(s): McLean, Polly. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 10. Weight in Grams: 120.
A young woman prays at her husband's bedside as he lies in a coma with a bullet in his neck. From outside come the sounds of tanks, gunshots, screaming and, most terrifying of all, silence. Inside, her two frightened daughters call to her from the hallway.
As she tries to keep her husband alive, the woman rages against men, war, culture, God. Even as her mind appears to unravel, she becomes intensely clear-sighted. Now is her chance - her first ever - to speak without being censored. Her husband's body reminds her of the legend of the patience ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099539544
SKU
V9780099539544
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About Atiq Rahimi
Born in Afghanistan in 1962, Atiq Rahimi fled to France in 1984. There he has made a name as a writer, film and documentary maker of exceptional note. The film of his first novel, Earth and Ashes, was in the Official Selection at Cannes, 2004. He is adapting his second novel, A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear, for the ... Read more
Reviews for The Patience Stone
A deceptively simple book, written in a spare, poetic style. But it is a rich read... It is without doubt an important and courageous book
Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns This is a remarkable novel, written with a beautiful lucidity... it is a book which achieves what imaginative literature can provide better ... Read more
Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns This is a remarkable novel, written with a beautiful lucidity... it is a book which achieves what imaginative literature can provide better ... Read more