{"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\u003cbr\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","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514054545682,"sku":"9780316183307","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bfe00ea5-15a1-422b-b779-284d70e74cbb.jpg?v=1730971773","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-dervish-9780316183307","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}