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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
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.
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.
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...
Apr 1, 2014 · Publication date 2012 Topics Muslim families, Fiction, Pakistanis Publisher Little, Brown and Co. Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 588.5M
Complete summary of Ayad Akhtar's American Dervish. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of American Dervish.
Jan 9, 2012 · A stunning debut novel about an extended Sri Lankan family - a kaleidoscopic view of contemporary immigrant life, by turns darkly funny, sad, poignant, and uproariously beautiful. A major literary debut that explores class, culture, power, and desire among the ruling and servant classes of Pakistan.
