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A "tense, provocative" play (Seattle Times) from the author of Homeland Elegies and the Pulitzer Prize winner Disgraced -- a chilling examination of how far we will go to survive and the consequences of the choices we make.

In remote Pakistan, Nick Bright awaits his fate. A successful financial trader, Nick is kidnapped by an Islamic militant group, but with no one negotiating his release, he agrees to an unusual plan. He will earn his own ransom by helping his captors manipulate and master the world commodities and currency markets.

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Aug. 25 2015
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"With The Invisible Hand, Ayad Akhtar solidifies the reputation he forged with Disgraced as a first-rate writer of fierce, well-crafted dramas that employ topicality but are not limited by it.... The prime theme is pulsing and alive: when human lives become just one more commodity to be traded, blood eventually flows in the streets."--Brendan Lemon, Financial Times

"Raises probing questions about the roots of the Islamic terrorism that has rattled the world for the last decade and more."--Charles Isherwood, New York Times

"A hand-wringing, throat-clenching thriller.... [that] grabs you and won't let go."--Jesse Green, New York Magazine

"Confirms the Pakistani-American playwright as one of the theater's most original, exciting new voices.... In this tight, plot-driven thriller, Ahktar again turns hypersensitive subjects into thought-provoking and thoughtful drama. But here he also brings a grasp of money-big money-not to mention the market's unsettling connections to international politics."--Linda Winer, Newsday

"Politically provocative.... A scary (and dreadfully funny) treatise on the universality of human greed."--Marilyn Stasio, Variety

"[A] tragically contemporary thriller.... There has been precious little activity on this front since Jerry Sterner's Other People's Money and Caryl Churchill's Serious Money.... Mr. Akhtar makes up for this oversight with a vengeance."--Harry Haun, New York Observer

"[A] tense, provocative thriller about the unholy nexus of international terrorism and big bucks.... Akhtar...expertly decodes that vivid expression, 'blood money.'.... The Invisible Hand jolts along like a well-made caper flick.... But the taut plot is also a great setup for a fierce psychological match, and a useful colloquy on the American dollar as a force for good and evil.... [A] very telling, compelling play."--Misha Berson, Seattle Times

"Whip-smart and twisty.... Akhtar offers a hostage tale that balances violence, humor and geopolitical critique, never losing its edge or letting us complacently root for one side."--David Cote, Time Out New York

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Ayad Akhtar is a screenwriter, playwright, actor, and novelist. He is the author of a novel, American Dervish, and was nominated for a 2006 Independent Spirit Award for best screenplay for the film The War Within. His plays include Disgraced, produced at New York's Lincoln Center Theater in 2012 and on Broadway in 2014 and recipient of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and The Who & The What, produced at Lincoln Center Theater in 2014. He lives in New York City. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00XIDJC32
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Back Bay Books (Aug. 25 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1391 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 121 pages

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- #684 in Cultural Heritage Historical Fiction

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Julia

Once you start, you cannot stop.

Reviewed in Canada on February 17, 2018

A beautifully crafted play. A great beginning and then the tension kept building. Once you begin, you cannot stop.
Since reading it, we keep talking about it.
How money corrupts.
How greed seeps into lives.
How all consuming it can get.
How far a person will go to survive.
How much can anyone take.

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Victoria

I would have liked a much much more detailed critique of the things ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2016

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Quite disappointing in the detailed interaction of the captors and captured. I would have liked a much much more detailed critique of the things the author attempted to criticise. I hoped to come away thinking about things more deeply but was disappointed. There is much to be said on these huge issues and this play managed to say very few things. Shame.

Harley

The hand may be invisible, but this writer's heart and mind are on unforgettable display.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2017

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Brilliant - wonderful - surprising - and the same adjectives could be used to describe his play "Disgraced". Everyone could be enlightened by Ahtar's balanced observations of Muslims in today's world.

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Alan L. Chase

Another success for Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar

Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016

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I have systematically set out to read everything that Ayad Akhtar has written, and to see all of his played performed on stage. This play continues his exploration of the relation of America to Islam. In this work, he combines his personal knowledge of Islam, having grown up as a Muslim Pakistani-American and his understanding of finance. This narrative follows the relationship between big money and international terrorism, seen through the eyes of some memorable characters embroiled in a tense hostage situation in Pakistan. As always, Akhtar's writing is laser-focused and eye-opening. The arc of this story shines a light onto the question: "Why do the terrorists hate us?"

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Vinny

Stunning Contemporary Drama Script

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2016

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This is the script of an amazingly dramatic play that we were lucky to see. It is still new to the USA. It is about a young investment manager for Citi Bank who is kidnapped in Pakistan. They want a large ransom so they can overthrow their corrupt government. The American teaches his captors how to make fast money The play moves along so fast, I am glad I was able to get this script so quickly from Amazon so I wouldn't miss any lines in the performance. We will remember this play and its amazing second act for a long time.

Brian M.

Another winner

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2021

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Having read Akhtar's Pulitzer-Prize-winning "Disgraced", I was eager to read another play of his. This is another winner. He has a knack for writing such dramatically compelling scenes. I can't wait to read his novel (which I ordered as soon as I finished reading this play).

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