Kaveh Akbar Reading Order
1 series · 10 books
Kaveh Akbar is an Iranian-American writer who works across poetry and fiction with a distinctive literary voice. His novel Martyr!, which became a New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist, explores themes of identity and spiritual searching through an innovative narrative structure. Beyond his acclaimed novel, Akbar has established himself as an accomplished poet and editor whose work engages with questions of culture, displacement, and meaning-making.
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Standalone Novels Series
10 books
Kaveh Akbar's ten independent works span poetry, anthologies, and literary collections published across various years. These standalone entries should be read in publication order, beginning with Another Last Call. The series includes diverse formats such as poetry collections, anthologies he has edited or contributed to, and curated spiritual verse selections. While each book functions as a complete work on its own, reading them in sequence offers insight into Akbar's evolving literary contributions and editorial vision.
Start with Another Last Call, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Another Last Call |
| 2 | Best New Poets 2021 |
| 3 | Bettering American Poetry Volume 2 |
| 4 | Calling a wolf a wolf |
| 5 | Flame Called Indiana |
| 6 | Martyr! |
| 7 | Montreal Prize Anthology 2020 |
| 8 | Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse |
| 9 | Pilgrim Bell |
| 10 | Portrait of the Alcoholic |
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