American Dervish: A Novel

"What a pleasure to encounter a first novel as self-assured and effortlessly told as Ayad Akhtar's American Dervish....an immensely entertaining coming-of-age story....what distinguishes Mr. Akhtar's novel is its generosity and its willingness to embrace the contradictions of its memorably idiosyncratic characters and the society they inhabit.... [A] charming debut." (-Adam Langer, New York Times )

"[A] quintessentially American coming-of-age story... Akhtar's poignant and wise debut announces the arrival of a generous new voice in American fiction." (- Wendy Smith, The Washington Post )