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Ayad Akhtar
The Freedom to Imagine: Ayad Akhtar on the Importance of Salman Rushdie’s Life and Work
From Akhtar’s Introduction of Rushdie at Last Night’s PEN Gala
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Ayad Akhtar
| May 19, 2023
Ayad Akhtar on the Expectations of Artists
The Keynote Address From Last Night's Whiting Awards Ceremony
By
Ayad Akhtar
| March 30, 2023
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