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A moving elegy for a lost father and homeland, but also a voice raised against all forms of repression... My Father's Notebook reads like a detective story: information is withheld so that we gradually discover the background to Ishmael's exile. * * Guardian on MY FATHER'S NOTEBOOK * * With seamlessly interwoven quotations from Persian and Dutch literature, deft storytelling and affectionate humour, he offers the reader buoyancy as well as weight My Father's Notebook is a gift to English readers. * * Independent * * Abdolah's juxtapositions - the spiritual and the earthly, myth and reality - give the story a powerful irony . . . Abdolah lathers the story with an almost deliberate nostalgia, choosing not to drive recent history into the present day. Instead, he presents just the nascent phases of the revolution and the wide-eyed innocence of those, such as Aqa Jaan, who held such high hopes for all it could have been. -- Arifa Akbar * * Independent * * Kader Abdollah . . . tells this story straight from the heart. And it's on the heart too that it leaves an indelible mark. -- David Robinson * * Scotsman * * Beautifully written and fiercely readable. -- Jane Shilling * * Daily Mail * * Kader Abdollah skillfully guides readers through the key worlds events and their effects on the Aqa Jaan household, in this book that offers unique insight into the Iranian Revolution. Moving without being overly sentimental and entertaining and entertaining while staying true to the facts, this expertly mingles fiction and personal history to create a thought provoking novel. -- Jo Rowles * * Waterstone's Books Quarterly * * Compelling and moving, the book delivers, in spite of all the tragedy, a sense of hope. * * Skinny * * Abdolah lathers the story with an almost deliberate nostalgia, choosing not to drive recent history into the present day. Instead he presents just the nascent phases of the revolution and the wide eyed innocence of those, such as Aqa Jann, who held such high hopes for all it could have been. * * Belfast Evening Telegraph * * Warm, generous and ultimately optimistic. -- Sally Kinnes * * Sunday Herald * * Richly sensuous. * * Independent * * Kader Abdolah's fable-like story of a family caught in the turmoil of the Iranian revolution is beguiling and utterly original. It is that rare thing: a deeply political novel that informs, thrills, and moves in equal measure * * Tahmima Anam, author of A GOLDEN AGE * *
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In the house of the mosque, the family of Aqa Jaan has lived for eight centuries. Now it is occupied by three cousins: Aqa Jaan, a merchant and head of the city's bazaar; Alsaberi, the imam of the mosque; and Aqa Shoja, the mosque's muezzin. The house itself teems with life, as each of their families grows up with their own triumphs and tragedies. Sadiq is waiting for a suitor to knock at the door to ask for her hand, while her two grandmothers sweep the floors each morning dreaming of travelling to Mecca. Meanwhile, Shahbal longs only to get hold of a television to watch the first moon landing. All these daily dramas are 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.

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  • EditorialCanongate Books
  • Año de publicación2010
  • ISBN 10 184767240X
  • ISBN 13 9781847672407
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Abdolah, Kader
Publicado por Brand: Canongate Books (2010)
ISBN 10: 184767240X ISBN 13: 9781847672407
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Descripción Softcover. Condición: New. Main. A sweeping, compelling story bringing to life the Iranian Revolution, from an author who experienced it first handIran 1969. In the house of the mosque, the family of Aqa Jaan has lived for eight centuries. Now it is occupied by three cousinsAqa Jaan, a merchant and head of the citys bazaar; Alsaberi, the imam of the mosque; and Aqa Shoja, the mosques muezzin. The house teems with life as each family grows up with their own triumphs and tragedies. Sadiq is waiting for a suitor to knock at the door to ask for her hand, while her two grandmothers sweep the floors each morning dreaming of traveling to Mecca. Shahbal longs only to get hold of a television to watch the first moon landing. These daily dramas play out under the watchful eyes of the storks that nest on the rooftop of the house. 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 Jaans family. The story of a key period of world historythe Iranian Revolutionis told through the eyes of one family in an entertaining and moving, personal and political, completely unforgettable novel. Nº de ref. del artículo: DADAX184767240X

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