Ayad Akhtar Books
American Dervish
By Ayad Akhtar
A young Pakistani boy, whose parents left the fundamentalists behind when they came to America, finds transformation and a path to happiness through a family friend, Mina, who shows him the beauty...
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Disgraced: A Play
By Ayad Akhtar
New York. Today. Corporate lawyer Amir Kapoor is happy, in love, and about to land the biggest career promotion of his life. But beneath the veneer, success has come at a price. When Amir and his a...
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The invisible hand
By Ayad Akhtar
"In remote Pakistan, Nick Bright awaits his fate. A successful financial trader, Nick is kidnapped by an Islamic militant group, but with no one negotiating his release, he agrees to an unusual pla...
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Junk: A Play
By Ayad Akhtar
"A fast-paced economic thriller that exposes the financial deal making behind the mergers and acquisitions boom of the 1980s"--Publisher's web site. Set in the teetering financial world of the 198...
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