The House of the Mosque - Softcover

Abdolah, Kader

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847672418 ISBN 13: 9781847672414

Publisher: Canongate Books, 2011

Synopsis

Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. Please note the cover may sometimes be different to the one shown.

About this title

Review:

"Beautifully written and fiercely readable" (Daily Mail)

"Abdolah's is a powerful voice" (The Times Saturday Review)

"Enchanting...Abdolah's juxtapositions - the spiritual and the earthly, myth and reality - give the story a powerful irony." (Independent)

"[Kader Abdolah] tells this story straight from the heart. And it's on the heart too that it leaves an indelible mark." (The Scotsman Magazine)

"Expertly mingles fiction and personal history to create a thought-provoking novel to please fans of Khaled Hosseini, Mohsin Hamid and Azar Nafisi." (Waterstone's Books Quarterly)

"fabulously powerful and heart warming" (Good Book Guide)

"an impressive book [telling] a tragic story illustrating the power of the human spirit to conquer." (The Bookseller)

"Sensual, beguiling and elegantly translated." (Alastair Mabbott Herald Arts)

"Fabulously powerful and heart-warming." (Good Book Guide)

"Captivating and distinctive . . . a measured, beguiling and potent example of literary resistance" (Times Literary Supplement)

Book Description:

A sweeping, compelling story which brings to life the Iranian Revolution, from an author who experienced it first-hand

About this edition

• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1847672418
• ISBN 13: 9781847672414
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448