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Ayad Akhtar (born October 28, 1970) is an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. He has received numerous accolades including the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as nominations for two Tony Awards.
Ayad Akhtar is a novelist and playwright. His work has been published and performed in over two dozen languages. He is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Edith Wharton Citation of Merit for Fiction, and an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Sep 14, 2020 · An American Writer for an Age of Division. The playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar has never been afraid of provoking audiences. His latest work explores the origins of Trump’s toxicity, the...
- Alexandra Schwartz
May 23, 2013 · 'For you it was 9/11, for me 7/7': The Bush Theatre’s artistic director on Pulitzer prize-winning play Disgraced. Ayad Akhtar’s debut play, Disgraced, won a Pulitzer Prize last month for its...
- Madani Younis
Sep 14, 2020 · Ayad Akhtar won a Pulitzer Prize for Disgraced, his play about a conflicted American Muslim man living in New York after Sept. 11.
- Noel King
Aug 22, 2012 · 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.
Sep 3, 2015 · By J.C.T. | NEW YORK. AYAD AKHTAR is not just one of the most celebrated American writers of the past few years; he’s also one of the boldest. His tales of Islamic assimilation are as essential...
