Cosmopolitan Readings: The Patience Stone - Kampus Hybernska - Prag | Untergrund-Blättle

In the need to take a closer look at societies around the world that are too often overlooked by the mainstream media, we are reading the literature of countries around the world to gain a better understanding of their history, societies, ways of thinking, and political changes and their interactions with society and the struggles of people hoping to gain more rights and freedom.In his book "The Patience Stone", Atiq Rahimi distills the tragedy of Afghanistan into a tiny room where a woman is caring for her husband who is in a coma after being shot in the war.

This man will become her patience stone as she engages in bold frankness. She will tell him her most dangerous secrets and buried desires, defying her fear and submission.During this meeting, the book will be reviewed and presented by one person from D-Zona with a guided discussion afterwards.In every meeting the attendants will collectively choose which book to read, who will present it, and how.The book is available here in PDFhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_21gOclClvCREZidGxTZzdLcUhvU3R4Qm1GaG5LX2hWVDZNand here in epubhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_21gOclClvCVnA4YXl6VEplQlZ0SG9VOHY0ZG1hT3Nwc0wwIt is not strictly necessary to read the book beforehand, but is strongly recommended in order to fully participate in the discussion. The book's content will be presented and the text for the next meeting will be decided between the attendants.