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American Dervish
Hardcover, 469 pages, Little Brown & Co, List Price: $26.99 | purchase
Book Summary
A young Pakistani boy, whose parents left the fundamentalists behind when they came to America, finds transformation and a path to happiness through a family friend, Mina, who shows him the beauty and power of the Quran. (general fiction). Simultaneous.
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This book is about:
- Muslim families,
- Large type books,
- Pakistanis,
- United States,
- Fiction
NPR stories about American Dervish
Author Interviews
Writing About The Midwestern Muslim Experience
January 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. Akhtar drew on his own experiences exploring the Muslim faith as a teenager growing up in Wisconsin.
Author Interviews
Growing Up Muslim And Midwestern In 'Dervish'
January 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.
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