^_^ american dervish review~~

salam and greetings. it's been a while after my last review on books or novels. so, this post is definitely and entirely will talk about one of the most wanted novel by me which is American Dervish by Ayad Akhtar. Actually, I first encountered this novel when I went to MPH in JJ Wangsa Maju with peeps before flying back to Kelantan. Unfortunately, didn't purchase it due to insufficient money hehe (the price stated of the book is RM50-something kowt huhu)..

the author, Ayad Khan, and the cover of American Dervish

Firstly, let's go through the methodological aspect in order to explore the meaning of the title which is 'American Dervish'. The ethology of 'American' is derived from the word America, with the addition of suffix '-an' to bring the meaning of 'the people of America'. Meanwhile, the word 'Dervish' can be defined as 'a member of a Muslim religious order noted for devotional exercises'. Simply to say, this novel will talk about the life of Hayat Khan, who is attempting to memorize Quran and he may be on the verge of becoming such a dervish. *simplify from here*

Moving on, the question to ponder, why I love this novel and want to have it as my collection so badly?? terasa tertanya-tanya?? let's read the full description of this novel above (directly copied from here)

"Hayat Shah is a young American in love for the first time. His normal life of school, baseball, and video games had previously been distinguished only by his Pakistani heritage and by the frequent chill between his parents, who fight over things he is too young to understand. Then Mina arrives, and everything changes.

Mina is Hayat's mother's oldest friend from Pakistan. She is independent, beautiful and intelligent, and arrives on the Shah's doorstep when her disastrous marriage in Pakistan disintegrates. Even Hayat's skeptical father can't deny the liveliness and happiness that accompanies Mina into their home. Her deep spirituality brings the family's Muslim faith to life in a way that resonates with Hayat as nothing has before. Studying the Quran by Mina's side and basking in the glow of her attention, he feels an entirely new purpose mingled with a growing infatuation for his teacher.

When Mina meets and begins dating a man, Hayat is confused by his feelings of betrayal. His growing passions, both spiritual and romantic, force him to question all that he has come to believe is true. Just as Mina finds happiness, Hayat is compelled to act -- with devastating consequences for all those he loves most."

Don't know why tapi for the first time I feel like to own this book, very deadly, walau pown baru tengok title of the book. maybe sebab during in the class of Introduction to Writing we had been exposed with a lot of reading materials related to America or American, atau maybe sebab the description at the back of the book that told me about the life of young Muslim boy in America. Whatever or whichever it is, I will do anything to collect some money and purchase this book hehe..don't you guys feel the same??(^_~)

p/s: currently reading on 'Shopaholic:Ties the Knot' by Sophie Kinsella and 'Pemilik Cintaku Setelah Allah dan Rasul' by Fatimah Syarha Mohd Nordin. Maybe should do some review on the second book hehe..:p