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Ayisha Malik
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''. Early life and education Malik was born in London and has lived and worked in the city all of her life. She studied English literature at Kingston University and completed a master's degree in creative writing. Literary career Like the protagonist in her novel, ''Sofia Khan is Not Obliged,'' Malik worked as a publicist for a publishing house. She was selected as a WH Smith WHSmith (also written WH Smith, and known colloquially as Smith's and formerly as W. H. Smith & Son) is a British retailer, headquartered in Swindon, England, which operates a chain of high street, railway station, airport, port, hospital and m ... Fresh Talent pick in 2016. Her debut novel ''Sofia Khan is Not Obliged'' has been optione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary Fiction
Contemporary history, in English-language historiography, is a subset of modern history that describes the historical period from approximately 1945 to the present. Contemporary history is either a subset of the late modern period, or it is one of the three major subsets of modern history, alongside the early modern period and the late modern period. In the social sciences, contemporary history is also continuous with, and related to, the rise of postmodernity. Contemporary history is Political history, politically dominated by the Cold War (1947–1991) between the Western Bloc, led by the United States, and the Eastern Bloc, led by the Soviet Union. The confrontation spurred fears of a nuclear war. An all-out "hot" war was avoided, but both sides intervened in the internal politics of smaller nations in their bid for global influence and via proxy wars. The Cold War ultimately ended with the Revolutions of 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The latter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
