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| Original Title: | Het huis van de moskee |
| ISBN: | 9044507680 (ISBN13: 9789044507683) |
| Edition Language: | Dutch |
| Setting: | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| Literary Awards: | Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek Nominee (2006) |
Kader Abdolah
Hardcover | Pages: 412 pages Rating: 4.04 | 7683 Users | 548 Reviews
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De familie van Aga Djan is al eeuwenlang de belangrijkste familie in de Iraanse stad Senedjan. Zij wonen in het huis naast de Djomè-moskee, de grootste moskee van een stad waar het vrijdaggebed wordt gehouden. Van generatie op generatie komt de imam van de moskee uit de familie van Aga Djan; als het verhaal opent, is dit zijn neef Alsaberi. Als tapijtverkoper staat Aga Djan bovendien aan het hoofd van de bazaar en heeft economische macht. Kader Abdolah vertelt in deze roman over de geschiedenis van Iran door in te zoomen op de invloed van de gebeurtenissen op deze familie. Als de revolutie wordt voorbereid en uitbreekt, komt de samenleving onder druk te staan en verliest de familie langzaamaan al hun invloed en zekerheden.
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| Title | : | Het huis van de moskee |
| Author | : | Kader Abdolah |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 412 pages |
| Published | : | August 2005 by De Geus (first published 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. Iran. European Literature. Dutch Literature. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 7683 Users | 548 ReviewsCommentary Appertaining To Books Het huis van de moskee
This is an amazing book. The writer weaves the tale of an extended family in a remote town with the political and social events in the world beyond and how each of them is affected. The revolution ursurps into the household and changes peoples minds and their thoughts, breaks up relationships between parents and children, brings out the worst within the community, challenges ancient traditions and changes the perspective of religion. The meek and subservient are empowered by religious leaders,"... there's been a revolution, not just an ordinary transition of power. And because of that, there's been a radical change in the way people think. We're going to see things we never would have thought possible in ordinary times. Human beings are capable of the most inhuman behaviour. Look around you; everyone's changed. You can hardly recognise them any more. I can't tell if they've suddenly dropped their masks or put on new ones."This book broke my heart. It's such a beautiful depiction of
I have used the word unique a few times to describe a novel, perhaps I did not know the true meaning of the word. Or perhaps, it was that I had not read The House of the Mosque, nor will I ever read a book of the same calibre, style, or story, I can't imagine.At first I was sceptical, as any boy would be after being recommended a book by his father, who, frankly, has bad taste. But then I had nothing to read, and this had a vibrant cover...Immediately I was absolutely absorbed. I was almost
It's Iran in the `60s and `70s. Under the Shah, progressive Tehran ladies have abandoned the chador for loose headscarves which show their hair. But in a small provincial town near Qom, Iran's centre of Shi'a scholarship, where several generations of carpet merchant Aqa Jaan's family live together in `the house of the mosque' of the book's title, the march of progress is less advanced. When rakish Uncle Nosrat, a photographer and film-maker, visits Aqa Jaan and the others, bringing with him a
"'Fakhri, there's been a revolution, not just an ordinary transfer of power. And because of that, there's been a radical change in the way people think. We're going to see things we never would have thought possible in ordinary times. Human beings are capable of the most inhuman behaviours. Look around you: everyone's changed. You can hardly recognise them any more."'Aqa Jaan is a successful carpet merchant in a peaceful town of Senejan, Iran. He lives with a big family in a big house that was
3.5 stars. Okay, this was a really hard book to grade. First of all, I thought the first half of the book was quite boring. So boring that I stopped reading the book about 2 years ago. I then decided to finish it.When it was coming to an end it started to be more interesting with many more exciting events. I hated the fact that the author kept using wordings like "Allah's judges" without some sort of quotations showing that thats only what they called them and that they aren't really Allah's
There was once a house, an old house which was known as the house of the mosque.In the house of the mosque, located in Senejan, Iran, the family of Aqa Jaan has lived for eight centuries. The house is currently occupied by the families of Aqa Jaan, a merchant who is the head of the citys bazaar; Alsaberi; the imam of the mosque and Aqa Shoja, the mosques muezzin. The carpets woven by the family firm are renowned for their beauty, their patterns are drawn from the plumage of birds Aqa Jaans wife
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