Even his penname kader abdolah made up from the names of. At home, wed always been against him, but outside the house you never. Even his penname kader abdolah made up from the names of two executed friends, bears the scars of the revolution. As3b rated it did not like it feb 20, aug 09, annemarie rated it did not like it. The house of the mosque, by kader abdolah trans susan. The house of the mosque unfolds in senejan, a traditional carpetweaving town that has affinities with abdolah s home town, sultanabad or arak. In 2010, a second novel appeared in english translation, the house of the.
Kader abdolah the house of the mosque pdf admin august 8, 2019 leave a comment. It was very interesting reading about the changes in iran from the perspective of a conservative family, where the woman all wore chadors, had no television in the house and believed going to the cinema was sinful. The house of the mosque by kader abdolah paperback 9781847672414 published by canongate january 2011. The house of the mosque welcome to the house of the mosque. Inside the traditionbound house life went on as usual. In the evenings the grandmothers busied themselves in the kitchen until alsaberi, the imam of the mosque, came. Kader abdolah is, without doubt or qualification, an admirable man. The house of the mosque by kader abdolah canongate books.
I could not engage with this at all, and got rather annoyed. The house of the mosque ebook by kader abdolah rakuten kobo. Her uncle nosrat returns from tehran with a glamorous woman, while on the rooftop, shahbal longs only for a television to watch the first moon landing. Or perhaps, it was that i had not read the house of the mosque, nor will i ever read a book of the same. In some ways its very subtle and gentle and,osque others quite hard and angry which makes for a very. Spring has arrived, and as the women prepare the festivities, sadiq waits for a. Spring has arrived, and as the women prepare the festivities, sadiq waits for a suitor to knock on the door.
The english language translation of the house of the mosque was published in january 2010. In the house of the mosque, the family of aqa jaan has lived for eight centuries. The house of the mosque by kader abdolah goodreads. The house of the mosque is a dutchlanguage novel by iranian writer kader abdolah. A sweeping, compelling story which brings to life the iranian revolution, from an author who experienced it firsthand. Years went by, but never again had the ants crept out from under the ancient walls in such numbers. The house of the mosque was both deeply moving and informative. The elders in a prominent iranian family have always consigned certain belongings to posterity in a hidden crypt underneath their citys mosque. Mosque, about the impact of islamic fundamentalism on the daily. The many iranians i have known have all been very secular.
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