Ayisha Malik

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Ayisha Malik
BornLondon
LanguageEnglish
Alma materKingston University
Genre, Romance

Ayisha Malik is a British author. Her debut novel Sofia Khan is Not Obliged was published in 2015. The sequel, , was published in 2017. Malik was a consultant for Nadiya Hussain's novel .

Early life and education[]

Malik was born in London and has lived and worked in the city all of her life.[1] She studied English literature at Kingston University and completed a master's degree in creative writing.[2]

Literary career[]

Like the protagonist in her novel, Sofia Khan is Not Obliged, Malik worked as a publicist for a publishing house.[3] She was selected as a WH Smith Fresh Talent pick in 2016.[4] Her debut novel Sofia Khan is Not Obliged has been optioned for television.[5]

Malik is Muslim and draws on her experiences as a Muslim woman in her writing.[2] Her two novels focus on Muslim dating and marriage.[6]

Bibliography[]

  • 2015: Sofia Khan is Not Obliged, Twenty7, ISBN 9781785770036
  • 2017: , Bonnier Zaffre. ISBN 9781785760730

References[]

  1. ^ ""The women I know aren't downtrodden": Ayisha Malik on writing a Muslim romcom". www.newstatesman.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  2. ^ a b "Ayisha Malik – The Asian Writer". theasianwriter.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  3. ^ "Book review: Sofia Khan is Not Obliged; she's also not exactly the 'Muslim Bridget Jones'". The National. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  4. ^ "Fresh Talent: Sofia Khan is not Obliged by Ayisha Malik". blog.whsmith.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  5. ^ "Ayisha Malik - Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD)". Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD). Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  6. ^ Gail, Chambers, Claire; Richard, Phillips; Nafhesa, Ali; Peter, Hopkins; Raksha, Pande (2018-02-21). "Sexual misery' or 'happy British Muslims'? : Contemporary depictions of Muslim sexuality". eprints.whiterose.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
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