Kaveh Akbar

‘I will carry this story, and the people in it, with me for the rest of my life' JOHN GREEN, author of The Fault in Our Stars AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST 2024A BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE FINALISTSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD 2024NAMED A...

The much-anticipated debut by one of America's most exciting new poets. I could not be held responsible for desire he could not be held at all In Calling a Wolf a Wolf, the reality of love can all too often prove disappointing at best, and life-threateningly ineffectual at worst. As Kaveh Akbar puts it in 'Heritage', a poem dedicated to...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret...

A profound exploration of faith, addiction, and belonging from acclaimed American-Iranian poet Kaveh Akbar ('the sorcerer's sorcerer' Tommy Orange). SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2022 FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021 Selected as one of TIME's 100 Must-Read Books of 2021 'Kaveh Akbar is the sorcerer's sorcerer, masterful in the way he wields language . ....