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Syngué sabour

Syngué sabour

Pierre de patience
Literary Fiction
Pages
154
Language
French

Synopsis

In a war-torn Afghanistan, a woman lies beside her husband, who has been in a coma for years. To keep him company and to feel alive, she begins to speak to him, confessing her deepest desires and secrets. Her confessions lead her down a path of self-discovery and dangerous encounters.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

EmotionalDarkReflectivePhilosophical
SurvivalMorally Grey

Genres

Literary Fiction

About the author

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Atiq Rahimi

Atiq Rahimi is an Afghan-French novelist and filmmaker, born in Kabul in 1962. He fled Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion and was granted political asylum in France in 1984, later becoming a dual French-Afghan citizen. His novel Syngué sabour (The Patience Stone) won the Prix Goncourt in 2008; he also wrote and directed its 2012 film adaptation. His other novels include Earth and Ashes (Terre et cendres) and A Thousand Rooms of Dream and Fear (Les Mille Maisons du rêve et de la terreur).

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