{"product_id":"american-dervish-9780316204767","title":"American Dervish","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar, a stirring and explosive debut novel about an American Muslim family in Wisconsin struggling with faith and belonging in the pre-9\/11 world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHayat Shah is a young American in love for the first time. His normal life of school, baseball, and video games had previously been distinguished only by his Pakistani heritage and by the frequent chill between his parents, who fight over things he is too young to understand. Then Mina arrives, and everything changes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Dervish\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliantly written, nuanced, and emotionally forceful look inside the interplay of religion and modern life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ayad Akhtar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.00w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316204767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAyad Akhtar\u003c\/b\u003e is a screenwriter, playwright, actor, and novelist. He is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dervish\u003c\/i\u003e and was nominated for a 2006 Independent Spirit Award for best screenplay for the film \u003ci\u003eThe War Within\u003c\/i\u003e. His plays include \u003ci\u003eDisgraced\u003c\/i\u003e, recipient of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; \u003ci\u003eThe Who \u0026amp; The What\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Hand\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which received Off-Broadway runs and are being produced around the world; and \u003ci\u003eJunk\u003c\/i\u003e, produced at Lincoln Center in 2017 He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39955580387443,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":30.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6a6daf59-a8aa-48aa-9987-f68f154ac104.jpg?v=1648652448","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/american-dervish-9780316204767","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}