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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 | : | Anniversary 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 ReviewsEvaluation About Books Het huis van de moskee
"... 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 ofThis 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,
The House of the Mosque starts somehow acceptable; showing signs of magic realism, establishes itself to be a historical novel with skewed fictionalized characters, some of whom are real historical figures. By the time that story reaches 1979 revolution it starts to shift points of views repeatedly and loses the stream of storytelling that was going rather fine before that. characters' actions become unravelled and summarized; and as a reader who rather knows what has went on in those years, I
Those kinds of novels answers the question that is always asked.how u are a Muslim and u are afraid of Sharia law?this doesn't make sense,may be ,but the problem is not in Sharia law,it is in those who define it. and how their thinking is Deviated.Peoples opinion(especially those Islamic politicians) should never be reflected in the making the laws.they destroy Islams image as a religion of peace and justice.how could Osama bin laden be following the same religion of Rumi?in a a male dominated
"'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
I highly recommend reading fiction to understand history. This is the story of a household in Iran and the changes that they went through from when the Shah was in power through the revolution and years of Ayatollah Khomeini. It was horrifying to read the effect of these changes. The Shah was a secular leader who was overthrown by fundamentalist Islamists who imposed strict Sharia law as they interpreted it. The families living in the House of the Mosque (it's a house attached to a mosque) were
I recently read A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, and The House of the Mosque was recommended as a somewhat similar narrative - with Iran's recent history and challenges as a backdrop, instead of Afghanistan. I thought this book was even more beautifully written and an understanding of 70s' and 80s' Iran that not much else can give you cramped in under 365 pages. The house is chaotic, the characters powerful and the political climate just another example of how grand ideas mixed with
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