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1. www.npr.org › 2020/09/14 › 911981941It's Real, It's Fiction, It's A Paradox: Ayad Akhtar On His ...

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   Sep 14, 2020 · The narrator's name in the novel is also Ayad Akhtar, and the book reads like memoir. Akhtar says he had to "pilfer" from his own life to write a novel that had the "addictive thrill" of...

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2. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2020/09/21An American Writer for an Age of Division - The New Yorker

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   Sep 14, 2020 · In a crescendo of grievance reminiscent of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” the narrator, who shares Akhtar’s name, denounces the nation’s recent sins and failures, citing the decline of peers ...

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2020/09/14 › booksWith Wit and Anger, Ayad Akhtar Addresses What It Means to Be ...

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   Sep 14, 2020 · Rind and the narrator argue about Bernard Lewis and about why Muslim countries have fallen behind in some regards.

4. www.economist.com › 2015/09/03 › q-and-a-ayad-akhtarQ&A: Ayad Akhtar - The Economist

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   Sep 3, 2015 · In some of his characters, this rage is in the name of Allah directed at America; in others, it is rage by Muslims towards those whose interpretation of Islam is so intolerant that they feel their...

5. www.npr.org › 2013/04/29 › 179829145Behind The Curtain Of 'Disgraced' - NPR

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   Apr 29, 2013 · A play that tackles Islamophobia and questions of Muslim-American identity recently won the Pulitzer Prize for drama. The play is Disgraced, by first-time playwright Ayad Akhtar.

6. www.centertheatregroup.org › news-and-blogs › newsAsking the Deep Questions with Ayad Akhtar - Center Theatre Group

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   Jun 21, 2016 · Since then, Akhtar has developed a body of work spanning screenplays/teleplays, stage plays, and a novel that dissects the Muslim American experience, questions America’s relationship to Islam, and critiques the effects of the American Dream on immigrant communities.

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   • Bo Hamby and Reena Advani produced and edited this interview for broadcast. Beth Novey adapted it for the Web. The narrator's name in the novel is also Ayad Akhtar, and the book reads like memoir. Akhtar says he had to "pilfer" from his own life to write a novel that had the "addictive thrill" of reality TV.

   It's Real, It's Fiction, It's A Paradox: Ayad Akhtar On His ... - NPR

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   Who is Ayad Akhtar?

   • The playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar has never been afraid of provoking audiences. His latest work explores the origins of Trump’s toxicity, the tensions of Muslim identity, and the splintering of a family and a country. Ayad Akhtar’s autofictional novel cunningly entwines outrage and ambivalence. Photograph by Cole Barash for The New Yorker

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   Why does Akhtar feel prophetic?

   • AKHTAR: You know, it just changed the idea that they had of who I was. HEADLEE: You know, in a certain way, your play feels a bit prophetic because the recent bombings in Boston and the reactions among some in terms of how you treat somebody who's Muslim, but is also an American citizen. This is something that your play grapples with.

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   Where did Akhtar and his narrator grow up?

   • Both were born in New York City and raised in Milwaukee by parents, doctors, who were born in Pakistan. Akhtar and his narrator each attended Brown University; each has written a Pulitzer Prize-winning play and has worked in Hollywood. This novel gets off to a slow start.

   With Wit and Anger, Ayad Akhtar Addresses What It Means to Be Ameri…

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   Why did Akhtar write disgraced?

   • Akhtar was thinking of “Othello” when he wrote “Disgraced,” but the play also owes a debt to the American literature of racial passing, in which characters who have managed to escape their origins fear that some unwelcome revelation will cast them out of the white world they have given everything to enter.

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   Is Akhtar serious about his work?

   • Akhtar is serious about his work to a point that can delight collaborators, or drive them mad. He and Boras met when she was cast in an early reading of “Junk”; they decided not to work together again. “I get really nervous when I have a show going up,” he said.

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8. onthestage.com › blog › ayad-akhtar-the-powerhouseAyad Akhtar: The Powerhouse Playwright Redefining ...

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   Ayad Akhtar’s work is deeply rooted in his experiences as an immigrant and Muslim-American, pushing boundaries and redefining what theatre and literature can achieve. His fearless engagement with complex topics such as religion, race, and power reflects a commitment to exploring the multifaceted nature of human experience.