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The patience stone : sang-e saboor

Title: The patience stone : sang-e saboor / Atiq Rahimi ; translated by Polly McLean ; with an introduction by Khaled Hosseini.
Author: Rahimi, Atiq.
Publication: New York : Other Press, ©2009.

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Additional Authors

McLean, Polly.

Description

xii, 141 pages; 20 cm

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.

Uniform Title

Syngué sabour. English

Alternative Title

Syngué sabour.

Subjects

Note

"Originally published in French as Syngué sabour by P.O.L. Éditeur in 2008"--Title page verso.

Call Number

JFD 16-4043

ISBN

9781590513446
1590513444

LCCN

2009035737

OCLC

419799849

Author

Rahimi, Atiq.

Title

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

Imprint

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

TRANSLATION OF FRENCH NOVEL BY AFGHAN-BORN AUTHOR.TLS 2/12/10.

Added Author

McLean, Polly.

Research Call Number

JFD 16-4043

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