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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.
- Ayad Akhtar
- 2012
Sep 14, 2020 · His first novel, “American Dervish,” about the coming of age of an innocent Pakistani-American boy, was published in January, 2012, when he was forty-one, the same month that his first play,...
- Alexandra Schwartz
Jan 5, 2012 · In American Dervish, playwright and author Ayad Akhtar draws from his own Midwestern childhood to tell the coming-of-age story of 10-year-old Hayat Shah, the son of Pakistani immigrants,...
Jan 17, 2012 · Ayad Akhtar's debut novel, American Dervish, tells the story of a Pakistani-American boy in Milwaukee coming to terms with his religion and identity. Akhtar drew on his own experiences...
Jan 30, 2012 · In press material accompanying the book, Akhtar said he wrote “American Dervish” because he wanted to “open a window on the vibrant and complex world of Islam in the country” but couldn’t...
"American Dervish" is a keenly felt and emotionally persuasive coming-of-age story about a Muslim youth grappling with faith, family and growing sexual awareness while growing up - as Akhtar...
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May 2, 2012 · American Dervish. By Ayad Akhtar. Little, Brown. This debut novel features ten-year-old Hayat Shah, a first-generation Pakistani American, who is attempting to find his identity as a Muslim. In 1980s Milwaukee, he sees many different versions of that identity.
