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   Ayad Akhtar (born October 28, 1970) is an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter of Pakistani heritage. He has received numerous accolades including the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as nominations for two Tony Awards.

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3. ayadakhtar.com › aboutAbout — Ayad Akhtar

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   Ayad Akhtar is the author of Homeland Elegies, a novel that explores the American dream and its discontents, and Disgraced, a play that examines Islamophobia and identity. He has also written Junk, The Who & The What, and The Invisible Hand, and received many awards and honors for his work.

4. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2020/09/21An American Writer for an Age of Division | The New Yorker

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   Sep 14, 2020 · A year after Donald Trump assumed office, Ayad Akhtar was at the American Academy in Rome, contemplating populism, the degradation of democracy, and ruinous civil strife.

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6. ayadakhtar.comAyad Akhtar - Novelist & Playwright

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7. www.pulitzer.org › winners › ayad-akhtarDisgraced, by Ayad Akhtar - The Pulitzer Prizes

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   Played October 7 - December 23, 2012 at the Claire Tow Theater at Lincoln Center Theater. DISGRACED is the story of Amir Kapoor (Aasif Mandvi), a successful Pakistani-American lawyer who is rapidly moving up the corporate ladder while distancing himself from his cultural roots.

8. ayadakhtar.com › playsPlays — Ayad Akhtar

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   Explore the works of Ayad Akhtar, a Pakistani-American playwright who has won the Pulitzer Prize, the Obie Award, and multiple Tony Award nominations. His plays include Disgraced, Junk, The Invisible Hand, and The Who & The What.

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   Who is Ayad Akhtar?

   • Ayad Akhtar (born October 28, 1970) is an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter of Pakistani heritage. He has received numerous accolades including the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as nominations for two Tony Awards.

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   Did Ayad Akhtar win a Pulitzer Prize for disgraced?

   • Ayad Akhtar won a Pulitzer Prize for Disgraced, his play about a conflicted American Muslim man living in New York after Sept. 11. If you find yourself a little confused by Ayad Akhtar's latest novel, Homeland Elegies, that's by design.

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   Is Ayad Akhtar ambivalence?

   • Ayad Akhtar’s autofictional novel cunningly entwines outrage and ambivalence. Photograph by Cole Barash for The New Yorker A year after Donald Trump assumed office, Ayad Akhtar was at the American Academy in Rome, contemplating populism, the degradation of democracy, and ruinous civil strife.

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   What is Akhtar known for?

   • Akhtar is known as a playwright covering various themes including the American - Muslim experience, racism, religion, economics, immigration, and identity. For his work on Broadway, Akhtar received Tony Award for Best Play nominations for Disgraced (2015) and Junk (2017). He also authored the plays The Who & The What and The Invisible Hand.

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   Did Ayad Akhtar win a Pulitzer Prize in 'homeland elegies'?

   • The New York Times. November 23, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 23, 2021. ^ Charles, Ron. "Review | Ayad Akhtar's play 'Disgraced' won a Pulitzer Prize. Now 'Homeland Elegies' shows what that success cost him". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 23, 2021. ^ a b "The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2020". Time.

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   Where did Akhtar's play Disgraced premiere?

   • Akhtar's first produced play, Disgraced, premiered in 2012 at the American Theater Company in Chicago; it was next staged at Lincoln Center Theater in New York. The play won the Obie Award and the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and premiered at the Bush Theatre in London that spring.

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    Sep 14, 2020 · Ayad Akhtar won a Pulitzer Prize for Disgraced, his play about a conflicted American Muslim man living in New York after Sept. 11.