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Atiq Rahimi (born 26 February 1962 in Kabul) is a French-Afghan writer and filmmaker. His first feature, Earth and Ashes, co-authored with Iranian filmmaker Kambuzia Partovi, was presented in the «Un Certain Regard» section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival where it was awarded the Prix du Regard vers l’Avenir. Syngué Sabour: The patience stone, his first novel written directly in French, won the Prix Goncourt on November 10, 2008. In 2011, he adapted it i…