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Martyr!

A Novel

by Kaveh Akbar · 2024 · 352 pages

Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Recommended by 2 elites

Recommended by 2 Elites

Barack Obama

Sarah Jessica Parker

About This Book

A newly sober Iranian-American poet travels to New York to investigate a family secret and the death of his mother. His journey leads him to a terminally ill artist at the Brooklyn Museum whose work forces him to confront the meaning of martyrdom and his own identity.

Genres

Psychology & BehaviorFiction & LiteratureSociety & Politics

Topics

AddictionGriefIdentityImmigrant ExperienceMartyrdomPoetryQueer

Book Details

Published

2024

Pages

352

Language

en

ISBN

9780593537619

Awards & Recognition

National Book Award FinalistBrooklyn Public Library Book Award WinnerWaterstones Debut Fiction Prize Finalist

Audiobook Available

10h 40m
Narrated by Arian Moayed

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