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The House of the Mosque

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Iran 1969. 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.

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Welcome to the house of the mosque . . .

Iran, 1950. Spring has arrived, and as the women prepare the festivities, Sadiq waits for a suitor to knock on the door. Her uncle Nosrat returns from Tehran with a glamorous woman, while on the rooftop, Shahbal longs only for a television to watch the first moon landing. But not even the beloved grandmothers can foresee what will happen in the days and months to come. The household is set to experience great love and loss as it opens the doors to faith and politics.

In this uplifting bestseller, Kader Abdolah charts the triumphs and tragedies of a family on the brink of revolution.

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Weight 0,297 kg
Dimensions 19,8 × 12,9 × 2,7 cm
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Cover

Paperback
Pages

436
Language

English
Edition

1st paperback ed
Dewey

839.31364 (edition:22)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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