A young man uncovers the truth behind his mother's death in this haunting debut that takes you from New York to Tehran.
'Profoundly moving' Elif Shafak
'Dazzling' Ann Patchett
'Gorgeous' Tommy Orange
'Radiant' Lauren Groff
'Stunning' John Green
'Miraculous' The New York Times
'Sensational' Daily Mail
'Kaleidoscopic' The Guardian
Cyrus Shams has always been lost. He's grown up tangled in the mysteries of his past - an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields, a haunting work of art by an exiled painter, and his mother, whose plane was shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was just a baby.
Now, newly sober and maybe in love, he's headed for an encounter that will transform everything he thought he knew. Can a final revelation change the truth of Cyrus's life?
Electrifying and funny, Kaveh Akbar's Martyr! is an all-consuming debut.
An instant New York Times Bestseller
Shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Prize
Book of the Year in The Observer, The New York Times, and The New Yorker
A National Book Award Finalist
* Martyr! was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 27/1/24
| ISBN: | 9781035026081 |
| Publication date: | 6th February 2025 |
| Author: | Kaveh Akbar |
| Publisher: | Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 331 pages |
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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A young man uncovers the truth behind his mother's death in this haunting debut that takes you from New York to Tehran.'Profoundly moving' Elif Shafak'Dazzling' Ann Patchett'Gorgeous' Tommy Orange'Radiant' Lauren Groff'Stunning' John Green'Miraculous' The New York Times'Sensational' Daily Mail'Kaleidoscopic' The GuardianCyrus Shams has always been lost. He's grown up tangled in the mysteries of his past - an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields, a haunting work of art by an exiled painter, and his mother, whose plane was shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was just a baby.Now, newly sober and maybe in love, he's headed for an encounter that will transform everything he thought he knew.
Martyr! features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, Narrative theme: Displacement, exile, migration, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Coming of age, General Fiction, Fiction, Religious issues and debates, Religion: general, Religion and beliefs, Philosophy and Religion, Fiction: narrative themes
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Martyr! was written by Kaveh Akbar and published by Picador an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Martyr! has 331 pages
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.
