Martyr!: The Instant New York Times Bestseller

Martyr! is a novel by John Green that was published in 2024. It is a thrilling and profound story of a man named Cyrus Shams, who is searching for meaning in the scattered clues of his life. The book was praised by critics and was an instant New York Times bestseller.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 07 March 2024
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

* It was also a Time,Nylon,Oprah,Marie Claire and CNN One of Sarah Jessica Parker s Books of the Year * John Green,author of The Fault in Our Stars said, I will carry this story,and the people in it,with me for the rest of my life * Ann Patchett,author of Tom Lake said, This book vibrates with love of life,beauty and language. Im in awe... * Natalie Portman said, Cyrus Shams is lost. Ever since his mothers plane was senselessly shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was just a baby,Cyrus has been grappling with her death. Now,newly sober,he is set to learn the truth of her life. When an encounter with a dying artist leads Cyrus towards the mysteries of his past – an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as an Angel of Death,a haunting work of art by an exiled painter – he finds himself once again caught up in the story of his mother,who may not have been who or what she seemed. As Cyrus searches for meaning in the scattered clues of his life,a final revelation transforms everything he thought he knew. Electrifying,funny,wholly original,and profound, Martyr! heralds the arrival of a blazing and essential new voice in contemporary fiction. * Martyr! was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 27/1/24 * It was also a Time,Nylon,Oprah,Marie Claire and CNN One of Sarah Jessica Parker s Books of the Year * John Green,author of The Fault in Our Stars said, I will carry this story,and the people in it,with me for the rest of my life * Ann Patchett,author of Tom Lake said, This book vibrates with love of life,beauty and language. Im in awe... * Natalie Portman said, Cyrus Shams is lost. Ever since his mothers plane was senselessly shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was just a baby,Cyrus has been grappling with her death. Now,newly sober,he is set to learn the truth of her life. When an encounter with a dying artist leads Cyrus towards the mysteries of his past – an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as an Angel of Death,a haunting work of art by an exiled painter – he finds himself once again caught up in the story of his mother,who may not have been who or what she seemed. As Cyrus searches for meaning in the scattered clues of his life,a final revelation transforms everything he thought he knew. Electrifying,funny,wholly original,and profound, Martyr! heralds the arrival of a blazing and essential new voice in contemporary fiction. * Martyr! was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 27/1/24 * It was also a Time,Nylon,Oprah,Marie Claire and CNN One of Sarah Jessica Parker s Books of the Year * John Green,author of The Fault in Our Stars said, I will carry this story,and the people in it,with me for the rest of my life * Ann Patchett,author of Tom Lake said, This book vibrates with love of life,beauty and language. Im in awe... * Natalie Portman said, Cyrus Shams is lost. Ever since his mothers plane was senselessly shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was just a baby,Cyrus has been grappling with her death. Now,newly sober,he is set to learn the truth of her life. When an encounter with a dying artist leads Cyrus towards the mysteries of his past – an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as an Angel of Death,a haunting work of art by an exiled painter – he finds himself once again caught up in the story of his mother,who may not have been who or what she seemed. As Cyrus searches for meaning in the scattered clues of his life,a final revelation transforms everything he thought he knew. Electrifying,funny,wholly original,and profound, Martyr! heralds the arrival of a blazing and essential new voice in contemporary fiction. * Martyr! was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 27/1/24 * It was also a Time,Nylon,Oprah,Marie Claire and CNN One of Sarah Jessica Parker s Books of the Year * John Green,author of The Fault in Our Stars said, I will carry this story,and the people in it,with me for the rest of my life * Ann Patchett,author of Tom Lake said, This book vibrates with love of life,beauty and language. Im in awe...

Cyrus Shams is lost. Ever since his mother's plane was senselessly shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was just a baby, Cyrus has been grappling with her death. Now, newly sober, he is set to learn the truth of her life. When an encounter with a dying artist leads Cyrus towards the mysteries of his past – an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as an Angel of Death, a haunting work of art by an exiled painter – he finds himself once again caught up in the story of his mother, who may not have been who or what she seemed. As Cyrus searches for meaning in the scattered clues of his life, a final revelation transforms everything he thought he knew.

Electrifying, funny, wholly original, and profound, Martyr! heralds the arrival of a blazing and essential new voice in contemporary fiction.

Martyr! was an instant New York Times bestseller w/c 27/1/24. It was also a Time, Nylon, Oprah, Marie Claire, and CNN One of Sarah Jessica Parker's Books of the Year. John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars, said, "I will carry this story, and the people in it, with me for the rest of my life." Ann Patchett, author of Tom Lake, said, "This book vibrates with love of life, beauty, and language. I'm in awe..." Natalie Portman said, "Cyrus Shams is lost. Ever since his mother's plane was senselessly shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was just a baby, Cyrus has been grappling with her death. Now, newly sober, he is set to learn the truth of her life. When an encounter with a dying artist leads Cyrus towards the mysteries of his past – an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as an Angel of Death, a haunting work of art by an exiled painter – he finds himself once again caught up in the story of his mother, who may not have been who or what she seemed. As Cyrus searches for meaning in the scattered clues of his life, a final revelation transforms everything he thought he knew."

Weight: 462g
Dimension: 224 x 143 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781035026067