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Martyr!

By: Kaveh Akbar
Narrated by: Arian Moayed
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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.

'Dazzling' Ann Patchett
‘Profoundly moving' Elif Shafak
‘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, funny, and all-consuming, Kaveh Akbar's Martyr! is a masterpiece.

A Book of the Year in The Observer, The New York Times, TIME, Vanity Fair, The Atlantic and The New Yorker, and shorlisted for the Waterstones Debut Prize for Fiction

©2024 Kaveh Akbar (P)2024 Macmillan Publishers International Limited
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Profound and warm

This is my first review, I keep forgetting to write them but this book moved me so much I had to do it. Just perfect. I will be buying the paper book as well so many things I need to see again and again and again

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Astounding

Beautifully written, almost poetic. Leaves a feeling that lingers long after the book finishes.

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Breathtakingly beautiful

One of the best books I’ve read. I loved it all the way through and there were lines / passages that caught my breath or just stopped me in my tracks for a second and thought Wow, yeah. I loved reading the MC’s journey and the way it was peppered with the journey’s of those closest to him (or not). There were a few overly fantastical elements I wouldn’t typically enjoy but the rest of the book was so wonderful, they won’t be what I remember. And I will remember this book. I hope, for a very long time.

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Incredible

The best audiobook I’ve ever listened to.. wowowow it’s going to take me a while to stop thinking about this. Incredible book and incredible performance from Arian. Highly recommend 🫶🏻

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