Kader Abdolah

Kader Abdolah (a pen name created in memoriam to friends who died under persecution by the current Iranian regime) was born in Iran in 1954. While a student of physics in Tehran, he joined a secret leftist party that fought against the dictatorship of the shah and the subsequent dictatorship of the ayatollahs. Abdolah wrote for an illegal journal and clandestinely published two books in Iran. In 1988, at the invitation of the United Nations, he arrived in the Netherlands as a political refugee.

Kader Abdolah now writes in Dutch and is the author of several novels, including My Father’s Notebook (also published by Canongate) and two collections of short stories, as well as works of non-fiction. In 2008 Kader Abdolah was honoured with the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.

Author photo © Harry Pierik

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The House of the Mosque Kader Abdolah A sweeping, compelling story which brings to life the Iranian Revolution in which the Shah is losing his hold on power as a consequence of the exciled Ayatollah inciting rebellion, from an author who experienced it first-hand. It's a heart-rending... Format: Paperback - Released: 21/01/2010 Lovereading Price: £9.74 - Saving £3.25 (25%)