The house of the mosque
By: Kader Abdolah ; translated from the Dutch by Susan Massotty
Contributors: Massotty, Susan
Edition: Paperback edition.
Publisher: Canongate
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Translated from: dut
Translation of: Het huis van de Moskee
Number of pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9781847672414; 9781847679284
Subjects: Fiction; Families; History
Other titles: Het huis van de Moskee
Work titles: Huis van de moskee
Description: Iran, 1969. In the house of the mosque, the family of Aqa Jaan has lived for eight centuries. The house teems with life, played out under the watchful eyes of the storks that nest on the minarets above. But this family will experience upheaval unknown to previous generations. For in Iran, political unrest is brewing. The shah is losing his hold on power; the ayatollah incites rebellion from his exile in France; and one day the ayatollah returns. The consequences will be felt in every corner of Aqa Jaan's family.
Notes: Translated from the Dutch.