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Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

A Novel

by Kaveh Akbar
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  • Jan 23, 2024, 352 pages
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  • Dec 2024, 352 pages
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For supplemental discussion material see our Beyond the Book article, Iran Air Flight 655 and our BookBrowse Review of Martyr!.


Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers!

The publisher hasn't provided a reading guide, but the Brooklyn Public Library put together an excellent book club kit with discussion questions. You can find it here.

Unless otherwise stated, this discussion guide is reprinted with the permission of Vintage. Any page references refer to a USA edition of the book, usually the trade paperback version, and may vary in other editions.

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