{"product_id":"american-dervish-9780316183307","title":"American Dervish","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eHomeland Elegies\u003c\/i\u003e and Pulitzer Prize winner \u003ci\u003eDisgraced\u003c\/i\u003e, a stirring and explosive 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\u003e Hayat 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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3749327\"\u003eAyad Akhtar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316183307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031618330X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698752360685,"sku":"9780316183307","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_c79f802f-3be5-4ef4-902f-fed6e50b188f.jpg?v=1649905998","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/american-dervish-9780316183307","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}