American Dervish – Ayad Akhtar
VG Paperback

Description

For sale: a rare and exceptional signed First Edition, second printing hardcover copy of American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar. First Back Bay paperback edition stated, September 2012 Back Bay Books. Second Printing with partial number line reversed, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2.

The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean, illustrated covers with two corner creases, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with one spine crack, lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the signature of the author on the title page with no inscription. Also with the ghost of an erased price on the half title page. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

From Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar, a stirring and explosive debut novel about an American Muslim family in Wisconsin struggling with faith and belonging in the pre-9/11 world.

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.

American Dervish is a brilliantly written, nuanced, and emotionally forceful look inside the interplay of religion and modern life.

Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.