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The house of the mosque / Kader Abdolah ; translated from the Dutch by Susan Massotty.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Dutch Publication details: Edinburgh ; New York : Canongate, 2010.Description: 436 pages : geneological table ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781847672407 (pbk.)
  • 184767240X (pbk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Huis van de moskee. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PT5881.1.B36 H8513 2010
Subject: "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." -- Publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Fiction Davis (Central) Library Fiction Collection Fiction Collection ABD 1 Checked out 03/04/2024 T00563886
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 Jaans family.

Dutch ed. published: Breda : De Geus, 2005.

"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." -- Publisher.

Translated from the Dutch.

2 11 60 89 120 135 142 144 162

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