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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), Dutch ...
- Ayad Akhtar
- 2012
Between 2006 and 2010 he wrote two plays - "Disgraced," which is being produced in Chicago this month, and "The Invisible Hand," which is being staged in St. Louis in March - and wrote the novel...
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...
Jan 5, 2012 · Playwright and author Ayad Akhtar draws from his own childhood in Wisconsin to tell the story of a 10-year-old Pakistani-American's romantic and religious awakening.
Apr 1, 2014 · American dervish. by. Ayad Akhtar. Publication date. 2012. Topics. Muslim families, Fiction, Pakistanis. Publisher.
Complete summary of Ayad Akhtar's American Dervish. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of American Dervish.
Jan 4, 2012 · Jan. 4, 2012. What a pleasure to encounter a first novel as self-assured and effortlessly told as Ayad Akhtar’s “American Dervish.” Mr. Akhtar, a first-generation Pakistani-American, has...
