Homeland Elegies

by Ayad Akhtar

Book Overview

This "profound and provocative" work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Disgraced and American Dervish followsan immigrant father and his son as they search for belonging--in post-Trump America, and with each other (Kirkus Reviews).

"Passionate, disturbing, unputdownable." --Salman Rushdie
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A deeply personal work about identity and belonging in a nation coming apart at the seams, Homeland...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316496421
• ISBN13: 9780316496421
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Amust read

"Never trust the artist, trust the tale"~ DH Lawrence This book of "memoir-fiction"[author description] has lanquished on my shelf for a long time. I only wish I had read it sooner. I was first introduced to Akhtar reading "American Dervish". In this hybrid, he writes about his father and his family;s oersonal struggles pre-immigration through post 9/11. It is not an easy book and I found myself disagreeing with some characters and embracing others as the story unfolded. For anyone interested in contemporary authors and stories/memoirs this a highly recommended book. 5/5

Insightful look at how cultures, class, & conformity shape relationships and life paths. Loved it.

The protagonist is a NY playwright who grew up in the Midwest, with Pakistani immigrant parents. He deals with heightened post 9/11 islamophobic ignorance, rigid dogmatic adherents to religious text, temporary pet status of billionaires, and a father who supports Trump.