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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK | A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR
“Kaveh Akbar is one of my favorite writers. Ever.” —Tommy Orange, Pulitzer Prize–nominated author of There There
“The best novel you’ll ever read about the joy of language, addiction, displacement, martyrdom, belonging, and homesickness.” —Lauren Groff, best-selling author of Matrix and Fates and Furies
Cyrus Shams is a young man dealing with a legacy of violence and loss: his mother’s death in a plane crash over the Persian Gulf, and his father’s life working in a factory farm in the Midwest. A poet, addict, and drunk, Cyrus becomes obsessed with the concept of martyrdom, unraveling the mysteries of his past. His journey takes him to an uncle who inspired and comforted dying soldiers on Iranian battlefields, and to a painting in a Brooklyn art gallery that suggests his mother was more than she appeared.
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar is a poignant exploration of how we search for meaning in faith, art, and in our connections with others.
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