Ayisha Malik is a British author. Her debut novel Sofia Khan is Not Obliged was published in 2015. The sequel, The Other Half of Happiness, was published in 2017. Malik was a consultant for Nadiya Hussain's novel The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters.
Ayisha Malik | |
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 Malik in 2022 | |
| Born | London |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Kingston University |
| Genre | Contemporary fiction, Romance |
Early life and education
editMalik 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
editLike 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
edit- 2015: Sofia Khan is Not Obliged, Twenty7, ISBN 9781785770036
- 2017: The Other Half of Happiness, Bonnier Zaffre. ISBN 9781785760730
- 2019: This Green and Pleasant Land, Bonnier. ISBN 1785767534, 9781785767531[7]
- 2022: Sofia Khan and the Baby Blues, Headline Publishing Group, ISBN 9781472284570
- 2022: The Movement, Headline Publishing Group, ISBN 9781472279316
References
edit- ^ ""The women I know aren't downtrodden": Ayisha Malik on writing a Muslim romcom". www.newstatesman.com. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Ayisha Malik – The Asian Writer". theasianwriter.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Book review: Sofia Khan is Not Obliged; she's also not exactly the 'Muslim Bridget Jones'". The National. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Fresh Talent: Sofia Khan is not Obliged by Ayisha Malik". blog.whsmith.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Ayisha Malik - Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD)". Peters Fraser and Dunlop (PFD). Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ Gail, Chambers, Claire; Richard, Phillips; Nafhesa, Ali; Peter, Hopkins; Raksha, Pande (21 February 2018). "Sexual misery' or 'happy British Muslims'? : Contemporary depictions of Muslim sexuality". Ethnicities. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Malik, Ayisha (20 June 2019). "Islam: what it's like to be the only Muslim in an English village". Stylist. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
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