Placeholder text

Go to cart

My Father's Notebook

By Kader Abdolah

Product Image: My Father's Notebook

My Father's Notebook

0 - Default Title
Description
On a holy mountain in the depths of Persia there is a cave with a mysterious cuneiform carving deep inside it. Aga Akbar, a deaf-mute boy from the mountain, develops his own private script from these symbols and writes passionately of his life, his family and his efforts to make sense of the changes the twentieth century brings to his country. Exiled in Holland a generation later, Akbar's son Ishmael struggles to decipher the notebook, reflecting how his own political activities have forced him to flee his country and abandon his family. As he gets closer to the heart of his father's story, he unravels the intricate tale of how the silent world of a village carpet-mender was forced to give way to one where the increasingly hostile environment of modern Iran has brought the family both love and sacrifice.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2007-04-26
Publication Date:
2007-04-26
Publisher:
Canongate Books Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1841959278
ISBN13:
9781841959276
Weight:
239 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
200 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
Buy on Amazon
Currently sold out