{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-mosque-paperback","title":"The House of the Mosque - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKader Abdolah\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan Massotty\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the house of the mosque . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIran, 1950. Spring has arrived, and as the women prepare the festivities, Sadiq waits for a suitor to knock on the door. 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. But not even the beloved grandmothers can foresee what will happen in the days and months to come. The household is set to experience great love and loss as it opens the doors to faith and politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this uplifting bestseller, Kader Abdolah charts the triumphs and tragedies of a family on the brink of revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKader 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e (also published by Canongate) and two collections of short stories, as well as works of non-fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 436\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770101793056,"sku":"9781847672414","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb105047e5c826855f20a35f1f6b9e8a.webp?v=1780364399","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-house-of-the-mosque-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}