The Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi, Lis Künzli

The Patience Stone

Atiq Rahimi, Lis Künzli with Polly McLean (Translator)

136 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional sad fast-paced
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A young woman sits at her husband's bedside, twisting her worry beads, reciting prayers. Shot in the neck by a fellow soldier, he is in a coma. The passage of time is measured by the sound of his breathing, the slow drip that keeps him alive and t...

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