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Kader Abdolah
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Kader Abdolah in October 2008
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| Born | Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani Arak, Markazi Province, Iran |
| Pen name | Kader Abdolah |
| Language | Dutch, Persian |
| Citizenship | Netherlands Iran |
| Education | physics |
| Alma mater | University of Teheran |
Hossein Sadjadi Ghaemmaghami Farahani (Persian: حسین سجادی قائممقامی فراهانی), known as Kader Abdolah (Persian: قادر عبدالله), is an Iranian-Dutch writer, poet, and columnist. He was born in Arak, Iran, on November 12, 1954.
Kader Abdolah writes his books in Dutch. These books often include themes from Persian literature. He also appears on Dutch television regularly.
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About Kader Abdolah's Life
Kader Abdolah comes from an important family. He is a descendant of Mirza Abu'l-Qasem Qa'em-Maqam. Mirza Abu'l-Qasem was an Iranian politician and writer from the Qajar period.
Kader Abdolah always wanted to be a writer. After the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, he began his writing career. He wrote articles for leftist political newspapers.
In the 1980s, he wrote two novels. These books were published secretly. This was because of strict political rules at the time. The books were called What are the Kurds saying? and Kurdistan after the resistance party.
When he moved to the Netherlands, he felt lost. He thought his political work was the most important part of his life. Learning Dutch and writing in this new language helped him. It gave him a new purpose, like a new fight through literature.
Kader Abdolah's Career Journey
Kader Abdolah studied physics in Arak, Iran. He graduated in 1977. After college, he served in the Iranian Navy.
During the Iranian Revolution, he joined a group. This group was against the Shah and later the Khomeini government. In 1988, he had to leave Iran. He came to the Netherlands as a political refugee.
In 2006, he was a special writer at Leiden University. Today, he lives in Delft. He writes under the name Kader Abdolah. This name honors two friends who were executed.
His book Het huis van de moskee (The House of the Mosque) became very popular. It was a bestseller in the Netherlands. In 2007, people voted it the second-best Dutch novel ever. This was in a survey by NRC Handelsblad and NPS. The English version of the book came out in 2010.
Books and Publications
Here is a list of books and works by Kader Abdolah:
- 1993 – De adelaars
- 1995 – De meisjes en de partizanen
- 1997 – De reis van de lege flessen
- 1998 – Is dit mijn recht, mijn lief?
- 1998 – Buitenspiegels: verhalen over Nederland
- 1998 – Mirza
- 1998 – Short Shorties
- 1999 – Les jeunes filles et les partisans
- 2001 – De koffer
ISBN: 978-8-870-91096-4
- 2001 – Een tuin in zee
ISBN: 978-8-870-91118-3
- 2001 – Andere ogen: Een frisse blik op
- 2002 – Kélilé en Demné
- 2002 – Sophia's droë vrugte
- 2003 – Portretten en een oude droom
- 2003 – Karavaan
- 2005 - Het huis van de moskee (The House of the Mosque)
- 2006 – II viaggio delle botiglie vuote
ISBN: 978-8-498-38034-7
- 2007 – Voetstappen
- 2008 – De boodschapper: een vertelling / de Koran: een vertaling. This set has two books: De boodschapper: een vertelling is a story about the life of the prophet Mohammed. De Koran: een vertaling is Abdolah's Dutch translation of the Qur'an.
- 2008 – Das Haus an der Moschee
- 2010 – Mohammad, der Prophet
- 2011 – De koning
- 2011 – De kraai
- 2012 – IL re
- 2012 – How Europe is changing ISBN: 978-0-615-46655-2
ISBN: 978-8-870-91522-8
- 2014 – Papegaai vloog over de IJssel
- 2016 – Messenger, The: A Tale Retold
- 2016 – Salam Europa!
ISBN: 978-8-870-91466-5
- 2016 – Qur'an the ISBN: 978-9-462-38023-3
- 2018 – Het pad van de gele slippers
ISBN: 978-8-870-91494-8
- 2020 – The House of the Mosque ISBN: 978-1-847-67240-7
Awards and Special Honors
Kader Abdolah has received many awards for his writing:
- He won an award in 1993 for his first book, De adelaars. It was the best-selling first book of that year.
- In 1997, he received the Dutch Media Prize for his book Mirza.
- He won the E. du Perronprijs in 2000 for his novel Spijkerschrift.
- In 2000, he was made a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. This is a very high honor in the Netherlands.
- In 2008, he became a Knight in the French Order of Arts and Literature. This is a special award for people who have done great things in art and literature in France.
- He received an honorary doctor degree from the University of Groningen in 2009.
- In 2011, he was asked to write the Boekenweekgeschenk. This is a special book given to people who buy Dutch books during the annual "Book Week." His book was called De Kraai.
See also
In Spanish: Kader Abdolah para niños
