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| Author | Ayad Akhtar |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Bildungsroman |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | January 9, 2012 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 978-0-316-18331-4 |
American Dervish is a 2012 novel by Ayad Akhtar. The novel tells the story of a young Pakistani-American boy growing up in the American Midwest and his struggle with his identity and religion. The novel has been published in English, Italian (La donna che mi insegnò il respiro), Norwegian (Begynnelsen på et farvel), Dutch (De hemelverdiener),[1] Danish (Tavshedens smerte),[2] German (Himmelssucher) and Spanish (El aroma secreto del limón y las especias).
- ^ Ayad Akhtar - De hemelverdiener | nu.nl/boek | Het laatste nieuws het eerst op nu.nl
- ^ Nyholm, Sidsel (January 19, 2012). "Den muslimske forfatter, der skriver sig ind i amerikansk litteratur". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved January 13, 2012.