Martyr!
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Cyrus, the 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 that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Electrifying, funny, and wholly original, Martyr! heralds the arrival of an essential new voice in contemporary fiction. Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning—in faith, art, ourselves, others.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
The accomplished poet’s debut novel is a very personal meditation on death and sobriety, the human urge to create the most meaningful thing out of the deepest emptiness. A beautiful read that is written with humour and is also quite serious. Martyr! is a book that will stay with you long after you close the cover.