Kader Abdolah
Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani (Persian: حسین سجادی قائممقامی فراهانی, better known by his pen name Kader Abdolah (Persian: قادر عبدالله) (Arak, 12 November 1954), is a Dutch author who was born in Iran.
Kader Abdolah | |
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Born | Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani |
Pen name | Kader Abdolah |
Language | Dutch, Persian |
Citizenship | Netherlands Iran |
Education | physics |
Alma mater | University of Teheran |
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Kader Abdolah was born Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani (Persian: حسین سجادی قائممقامی فراهانی) in Arak, Iran. Since 1988 he has been living in the Netherlands.
His books are often written in Dutch. He adds ideas from Persian literature. He wrote "De reis van de lege flessen", "The journey of the empty bottles". The book is about an Iranian who goes to live in the Netherlands. "The House of the Mosque" was voted second best Dutch novel ever in Holland. "My Father's Notebook: A Novel of Iran" and "The House of the Mosque" are available in English.
Honours and awards
change- Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion[1]
- Knight in the French Order of Arts and Literature[2]
References
change- ↑ "Kader Abdolah – De koning en de kraai". Nederlandse Grondwet (in Dutch). Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ↑ "Kader Abdolah "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres"". French Embassy in The Hague. Archived from the original on 2008-11-26. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Kader Abdolah at Wikimedia Commons