American dervish / Akhtar, Ayad.

By:

Akhtar, Ayad

Publication details: London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2012.Description: 356 pISBN:

9780297865452

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

F AKH

Summary: Abstract: Summary: Hayat Shah, a young Pakistani boy, whose parents left the fundamentalists behind when they came to America, finds transformation and a path to happiness through his mother's oldest friend, Mina, who shows him the beauty and power of the Quran. However, when Mina, fleeing from a disastrous marriage in Pakinstan, catches the eye of another family friend, Hayat's jealousy is fuelled by his community's prejudices and he acts with catastrophic consequences for those he loves most.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction	Dee Why Library	F AKH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		R80425XSLGS

Abstract: Summary: Hayat Shah, a young Pakistani boy, whose parents left the fundamentalists behind when they came to America, finds transformation and a path to happiness through his mother's oldest friend, Mina, who shows him the beauty and power of the Quran. However, when Mina, fleeing from a disastrous marriage in Pakinstan, catches the eye of another family friend, Hayat's jealousy is fuelled by his community's prejudices and he acts with catastrophic consequences for those he loves most.

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