Ayad Akhtar reads his new novel The Radiance for audio

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright reads the 9-hour-49-minute audiobook, published by Simon & Schuster Audio on September 29.

Ayad Akhtar narrates the audiobook of his new novel The Radiance , published by Simon & Schuster Audio on September 29. The official audio page lists a runtime of 9 hours and 49 minutes and identifies Akhtar as both author and reader. The novel follows a writer drawn into a spiritual crisis after a hit-and-run

accident. The publisher's synopsis describes an investigation that leads toward a campus colleague, a family secret and an entanglement shaped by academic and cultural conflict. Akhtar won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Simon & Schuster lists the unabridged audio download under ISBN 9781668120316 and provides an excerpt

and retailer links on the title page. Headline image: Simon & Schuster Audio. Official or creator promotional artwork.

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