(Alexandra Schwartz's article appeared in The New Yorker, 9/14. Photograph by Cole Barash for The New Yorker.) Ayad Akhtar's autofictional novel cunningly entwines outrage and ambivalence. The playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar has never been afraid of provoking audiences. His latest work explores the origins of Trump's toxicity, the tensions of Muslim identity, and the […]
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:45PM on September 17, 2020