The Patience Stone

This article is about the 2008 novel. For the 2012 film, see The Patience Stone (film).

The Patience Stone (French: Syngué sabour. Pierre de patience) is a 2008 novel by the French-Afghan writer Atiq Rahimi. It is also known as Stone of Patience. It received the Prix Goncourt.^[1]

The Patience Stone

Author	Atiq Rahimi
Original title	Syngué sabour. Pierre de patience
Translator	Polly Mclean
Language	French
Publisher	P.O.L.
Publication date	25 August 2008
Publication place	France
Published in English	19 January 2010
Pages	154
ISBN	2846822778

See also

• 2008 in literature
• Contemporary French literature