EVENT: slAAm! Presents Ayad Akhtar and his novel American Dervish
DATE: Tuesday, March 11, 2014
TIME: 4:30 pm to 6 pm
PLACE: Dodd Research Center, Konover Auditorium
“Ayad Akhtar is the author of the critically acclaimed, poignant, coming-of-age novel, American Dervish. Since its debut, the book has been embraced around the world for the richness of its characters and illuminating the everyday lives of Muslim Americans, earning Akhtar a rightful place alongside today’s most compelling storytellers… .Published in 25 languages worldwide, American Dervish was voted a 2012 Best Book of the Year at Kirkus Reviews, Toronto’s Globe and Mail, Shelf-Awareness, and O (Oprah) Magazine….Akhtar is also a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter. His stage play Disgraced won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as the Jeff Equity Award for Best New Play in 2012. Disgraced is the story of a successful Pakistani-American lawyer whose dinner party spins out of control amid a heated discussion of identity and religion.” (Hachette Speakers Bureau)
SPONSORS: Asian American Cultural Center, Student Activities, Office of Vice Provost for Diversity, Asian & Asian American Studies Institute, Office of Global Affairs, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, English Department
For more information, contact: AsACC at asacc@uconn.edu