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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ayad Akhtar explores 'The Radiance' in new novel

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Published October 1, 2026 at 12:03 PM EDT
The cover of "The Radiance" beside author Ayad Akhtar. (Courtesy of Vincent Tullo)
Courtesy of Vincent Tullo
The cover of "The Radiance" beside author Ayad Akhtar. (Courtesy of Vincent Tullo)

Host Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author Ayad Akhtar.

In his new novel “The Radiance,” a writer who’s also named Ayad Akhtar has an almost fatal bicycle accident that leaves him with a mysterious state of altered perception.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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