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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
Author Ayad Akhtar's debut novel, "American Dervish," tells the coming-of-age story of a young Pakistani-American boy growing up in the Midwest whose religio...
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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 31, 2012 · "My intention behind writing the book was to open a window on what it was like to grow up Muslim in America. And at a time when the seeds of so much of what'...
Ayad Akhtar introduces his stirring and explosive debut novel AMERICAN DERVISH.Hayat Shah was captivated by Mina long before he met her: his mother's beautif...
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