Poet Kaveh Akbar's Debut Novel 'Martyr!' Explores the Meaning of Life at the Brooklyn Museum

In the debut novel from poet Kaveh Akbar, a man who has lost everything becomes obsessed with the idea of becoming a martyr, until he meets a dying woman who has decided to spend her final days talking to people at the Brooklyn Museum. Akbar joins us to discuss Martyr! ahead of his launch event at the Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Heights branch, this evening at 6.