Ayad Akhtar discusses American Dervish

EVENT:  Ayad Akhtar appears for his debut novel American Dervish. This event is co-sponsored by the International Relations Council of Greater Kansas City.

Geoffrey highly recommends this new author: "In the heart of America at the start of the 1980's, Hayat Shah is coming of age. Challenged on all sides by contradictions, Hayat is a good student, a good son, and searching for his faith. Rare is the debut novel that lifts the veil off the reader's own eyes. American Dervish is a revelation, a provocative and brilliant moral dilemma. Can one be true to one's faith and to one's country? Without question, Ayad Akhtar is true to the storyteller's craft. Read it and cheer."

AUTHOR: Ayad Akhtar is an American-born, first generation Pakistani-American from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He holds degrees in Theater from Brown University and in Directing from the Graduate Film Program at Columbia University, where he won multiple awards for his work. He is the author of numerous screenplays and was star and co-writer of The War Within, which premiered at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay and an International Press Academy Satellite Award for Best Picture - Drama. American Dervish is his first novel.

DATE & TIME:  Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7:00 PM

LOCATION:  Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

ADMISSION PACKAGE:  $24.99 plus Sales Tax includes One Hardcover copy of American Dervish, one Stamped Admission Ticket, and one Guest Ticket (if needed).  If you'd like to pick-up your Order at the door of this Event, choose In-Store Pick-Up as your shipping option and add in the Notes field that you'd like At-Event Pick-Up.  Your Order will be held under your name at Will Call.  The cut-off time for online ordering is 2:00 PM on the day of the Event.

EVENT FORMAT:  Ayad Akhtar will discuss his new book and answer audience questions.  A Booksigning follows the discussion.  A Stamped Admission Ticket is required for the Booksigning.

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