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Martyr! is a 2024 novel by Iranian-American poet and writer Kaveh Akbar, published by Knopf. Set in Iran and the United States, the book follows a young Iranian-American man named Cyrus Shams as well as the constellations of people in his life....

The early nineteenth century was not a good time to be a female writer -- particularly if one was audacious enough to be a female novelist. Contemporary beliefs held that no one would be willing to read the work of a woman; the fantastic success...