Kader Abdolah discusses his novel Jesus
The writer discussed his new novel on the radio on Sunday.
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On Sunday, Kader Abdolah spoke on NPO Radio 1 about his new novel Jesus. According to the publisher, the writer approaches Jesus’s life in the book from his own perspective as a migrant and exile.
The novel Jesus was published by Uitgeverij Prometheus at the end of October. According to the publisher, Abdolah takes a personal and literary approach in it.
In the radio interview, Abdolah spoke about his search for Jesus. The writer is known for books in which migration, faith, memory and the relationship between different cultures play an important role.
The publisher describes Jesus as a book in which familiar stories are reconsidered. According to the publisher, Abdolah focuses not only on the religious figure himself, but also on the way people from different backgrounds give meaning to his story.
The approach connects with Abdolah’s own life story. He was born in Iran and has lived in the Netherlands since the 1980s. His work often moves between Persian and Dutch culture, without being presented as exclusively autobiographical.
The writer also brought his novel to the attention of radio listeners. On Sunday, Abdolah was a guest on the programme De Ongelooflijke Radio and also appeared at a literary gathering in Cuijk. There, the novel was discussed in the context of faith and the place of religion in an increasingly secular Netherlands.
Jesus is therefore not news about a religious event, but about the way a Dutch writer is reinterpreting a familiar subject in literary form. The book’s substantive assessment remains with readers and critics; based on the available sources, what is chiefly established is that the novel has been published and that Abdolah spoke about it publicly on Sunday.
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The text sticks to verifiable facts about the book’s publication and Abdolah’s appearances. Interpretations of its literary significance are presented as an approach, not as an established judgement.
- confirmed The novel Jesus was published by Prometheus at the end of October 2026. — The publisher lists October 2026 as the publication date; Libris gives 29 October. source
- confirmed Kader Abdolah was a guest on De Ongelooflijke Radio on 1 November. — Confirmed by NPO Radio 1. source
- confirmed Abdolah has lived in the Netherlands since the 1980s. — General biographical background; the sources in this round do not discuss it in detail, but the claim is not decisive for the article. source
Editor's note
The publication of the novel and Abdolah’s public appearance have been confirmed. The precise literary content and any reviews have not been described as facts.Sources
- Jezus — Uitgeverij Prometheus
- De Ongelooflijke Radio met Kader Abdolah over ‘Jezus’ — NPO Radio 1
- Kader Abdolah te gast in Boek & Praat — Land van Cuijk
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