Atiq Rahimi
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“[A] rich read, part allegory, part a tale of retribution, part an exploration of honor, love, sex, marriage, war…an important and courageous book.”—Khaled Hosseini
“An expansive work of literature” that portrays the oppressive nature of Afghan society toward women (New York Post)
In Persian folklore, Syngue Sabour is the name of a magical black stone, a patience stone, which absorbs...
“An expansive work of literature” that portrays the oppressive nature of Afghan society toward women (New York Post)
In Persian folklore, Syngue Sabour is the name of a magical black stone, a patience stone, which absorbs...
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2014
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Reading Dostoevsky in Afghanistan becomes “crime without punishment”
Rassoul remembers reading Crime and Punishment as a student of Russian literature in Leningrad, so when, with axe in hand, he kills the wealthy old lady who prostitutes his beloved Sophia, he thinks twice before taking her money or killing the woman whose voice he hears from another room. He wishes only to expiate his crime and be rightfully punished....
Rassoul remembers reading Crime and Punishment as a student of Russian literature in Leningrad, so when, with axe in hand, he kills the wealthy old lady who prostitutes his beloved Sophia, he thinks twice before taking her money or killing the woman whose voice he hears from another room. He wishes only to expiate his crime and be rightfully punished....
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c2009
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xii, 141 p. ; 20 cm.
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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...