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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 Kader Abdolah in October 2008 | |
| 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
- Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion[1]
- Knight in the French Order of Arts and Literature[2]
Kader Abdolah Media
Kader Abdolah and his daughter Bahar Abdolah.
References
- ↑ "Kader Abdolah – De koning en de kraai". Nederlandse Grondwet (in Dutch). Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Kader Abdolah "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres"". French Embassy in The Hague. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
Other websites
Media related to Kader Abdolah at Wikimedia Commons