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In recent years, books centered on the Axis of Resistance, the concept of martyrdom, and influential political figures have gained significant attention. These publications provide deep insights into ...

explains why his protagonist is so obsessed with the concept of martyrdom, and how it relates to his own personal journey with sobriety. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's ...

I was sobbing on the subway by the end of “Martyr!” – unfettered, unabashed sobbing (in true New York City fashion, no one batted an eye). But it also had me laughing out loud. This book ...

Then Rachel was out of a job, but she soon found another and settled down for life as a professional martyr. The Author ... Her first book was Six Mrs. Greenes. Contact us at letters@time.com ...

The whole nature of Christian martyrdom has shifted in the 21st century, according to Robert Royal. The whole nature of Christian martyrdom has shifted in the 21st century, according to Robert Royal, ...

If you’d like to learn about the best books I’m reading early, subscribe here. Martyr!, the debut novel from poet Kaveh Akbar, is word-drunk and elegiac, an enormous pleasure to read.

That’s the nucleus. We also see a motif of queer people dying for love in the book. Is that considered an act of martyrdom? KA: Queer people dying for love is a narrative trope I’m very ...

(Beowulf Sheehan) Kaveh Akbar's debut novel, "Martyr!," is about an orphaned son of Iranian immigrants who embarks on a search for a family secret.(Knopf) Kaveh Akbar, a National Book Award ...

In Kaveh Akbar’s debut novel, a National Book Award finalist ... to the artist about his desire for a meaningful death. In Martyr!, Akbar delivers a wrenching story of one man’s quest for ...