The patience stone
Rahimi, Atiq2010
Books, Manuscripts
Find it!
Winner of France's prestigious Goncourt Prize for 2008, set in modern-day Aghanistan, this explosive, controversial and moving short novel, with a shocking twist, takes a compelling literary look behind the veil, daring to confront taboos of female oppression and sexuality.
Main title:
The patience stone / Atiq Rahimi ; translated from the French by Polly McLean ; with an introduction by Khaled Hosseini.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2010.
Collation:
135 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
9780701184162 (hbk)0701184167 (hbk)
Dewey class:
843.9'2
Language:
EnglishFrench
Added title:
Subject:
BRN:
697872
More Information: