Kader Abdolah

1954 -

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Pseudonym: Kader Abdolah

Country of citizenship: Pahlavi dynasty, Iran, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Native language: Persian

Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch, Persian

Educated at: University of Tehran

Occupation: writer, columnist, poet, novelist

Award received: Gouden Ezelsoor, Charlotte Köhler Stipendium, Edgar du Perron Prize

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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 an Iranian-Dutch writer, poet and columnist. His books, written in Dutch, often contain Persian literary themes. He regularly appears on Dutch television as well. Source: Wikipedia (en)