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978-0-316-18331-4. American Dervish is a 2012 novel by Ayad Akhtar. The novel tells the story of a young Pakistani-American boy growing up in the American Midwest and his struggle with his identity and religion. The novel has been published in English, Italian ( La donna che mi insegnò il respiro ), Norwegian ( Begynnelsen på et farvel ...
- Ayad Akhtar
- 2012
Oct 1, 2012 · 11 books896 followers. Ayad Akhtar is a playwright, novelist, the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is the author of American Dervish (Little, Brown & Co.), published in over 20 languages and named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012.
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AMERICAN DERVISH By Ayad Akhtar 357 pages. Little, Brown & Company. $24.99. Adam Langer is the author of a memoir and four novels, including “The Thieves of Manhattan.” A version of ...
― TLS American Dervish is about the collision of cultures, identity and religion in 1980s America. ― BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH a pleasing read ― THE SUNDAY BUSINESS POST Ayad Akhtar's first novel is deftly plotted, with a frame narrative that shows how Hayat's sense of shame pursues him into adulthood.
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Sep 4, 2012 · American Dervish: A Novel. Paperback – September 4, 2012. From the author of Homeland Elegies and Pulitzer Prize winner Disgraced, a stirring and explosive novel about an American Muslim family in Wisconsin struggling with faith and belonging in the pre-9/11 world. Hayat Shah is a young American in love for the first time.
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- Back Bay Books
Jan 9, 2012 · American Dervish is a brilliantly written, nuanced, and emotionally forceful look inside the interplay of religion and modern life. Preview this book ...
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From the author of Homeland Elegies and Pulitzer Prize winner Disgraced, a stirring and explosive novel about an American Muslim family in Wisconsin struggling with faith and belonging in the pre-9/11 world. Hayat Shah is a young American in love for the first time. His normal life of school, baseball, and video games had previously been ...
