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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 stone, a stone that hears all confessions until it explodes, and finally, spurred to new heights of daring, she spills out her most explosive secret.
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 stone, a stone that hears all confessions until it explodes, and finally, spurred to new heights of daring, she spills out her most explosive secret.
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Title: Patience Stone <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: Atiq Rahimi <>Publisher: VINTAGE
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"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 than any art form: it makes you think and feel at the same time" (Allan Massie Scotsman)
"An important and shocking polemic; it will outrage readers for the truths it reveals" (Eileen Battersby The Irish Times)
"We know so little about the day-to-day life of people in Afghanistan - and in particular its women - that glittering gems such as this ... become all the more valuable for shining a torch on a beleaguered and largely unseen existence" (Metro)
"Her monologue is a direct attempt on the part of Rahimi to rip away the veil over Afghan women's lives... An act of political courage and a beautifully constructed, deeply memorable novella" (Observer)
"This is a remarkable novel, written with a beautiful lucidity... it is a book which achieves what imaginative literature can provide better than any art form: it makes you think and feel at the same time" (Allan Massie Scotsman)
"An important and shocking polemic; it will outrage readers for the truths it reveals" (Eileen Battersby The Irish Times)
"We know so little about the day-to-day life of people in Afghanistan - and in particular its women - that glittering gems such as this ... become all the more valuable for shining a torch on a beleaguered and largely unseen existence" (Metro)
"Her monologue is a direct attempt on the part of Rahimi to rip away the veil over Afghan women's lives... An act of political courage and a beautifully constructed, deeply memorable novella" (Observer)
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0099539543
- ISBN 13 9780099539544
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
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