Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Description Discover the life-affirming debut novel from acclaimed poet Kaveh Akbar: a love letter to the world and our search for meaning – in faith, art, ourselves and those we care for. Cyrus Shams has always been lost. Hes 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, hes headed for an encounter that will transform everything he thought he knew. Can a final revelation change the truth of Cyrus’s life? Customers Also Liked Related products The Islamic World: A History in Objects by Ladan Akbarnia Reviews