The patience stone [sound recording] : sang-e saboor / Atiq Rahimi ; with an introduction by Khaled Hosseini ; translated by Polly McLean.

Rahimi, Atiq. (Author). McLean, Polly. (Translator). Seymour, Carolyn. (Narrator). Blackstone Audio, Inc. (Added Author). Playaway Digital Audio. (Added Author). Findaway World, LLC. (Added Author).

Summary:

In Persian folklore, Syngue Sabour is a magical stone, a patience stone, that absorbs the plight of those who confide in it. But here, the Syngue Sabour is not a stone, but a man lying brain-dead. His wife sits by his side, resenting him for not resisting the call to arms, for wanting to be a hero, and in the end, for being incapacitated. Yet she cares, speaking to him, revealing her deepest desires, pains, and secrets. She speaks of her life, not knowing if her husband hears, confessing about sex and love and her anger against a man who never understood her, and who mistreated her. Free of oppression, she leads her story up to a great secret that is unthinkable in a country like Afghanistan. Rahimi captures with great courage and spare, poetic prose the reality of everyday life for an intelligent woman under the oppressive weight of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Record details

ISBN: 9781441755100 (Playaway) :
Physical Description: 1 sound media player (3 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: [Solon, Ohio] : Playaway Digital Audio : [2010], p2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from Playaway label. "HDAUDIO." Release date supplied by publisher. Previously released by Blackstone Audio, Inc., p2010. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Carolyn Seymour.
Language Note:	In English, translated from the French.
Awards Note:	Winner of Le Prix Concourt 2008.