Abdolah, Kader, 1954-

The house of the mosque / Kader Abdolah ; translated from the Dutch by Susan Massotty. - Paperback edition. - Edinburgh : Canongate, 2011. - 436 pages : map ; 20 cm

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.


Translated from the Dutch.

9781847672414 (pbk.) 9781847679284

2011380221


Families--Iran--Fiction.


Iran--History--Revolution, 1979--Fiction.

PT5881.1.B36 / H8513 2011

839.31/364