![]() ![]() ![]() His parents know he has a white girlfriend, but don’t approve–so they’ve never met. Salman “Sal” Ali Zaidi focuses on graduate school, his undergrad students and his pretty, red-headed girlfriend, Sara, neglecting to visit his Pakistani immigrant family in Florida for years. This fantastical novella follows one such young man in his mid-20s trying to understand his Pakistani immigrant father and grandfather who represent a world and culture far removed from the Florida landscape he grew up in. Cultural clashes emerge and dissipate at the most unexpected of times. For 1st and 2nd generation immigrants, an existential challenge arises as they try to understand their history and their place in the new reality of the American landscape. MalikĪmerica, the melting pot, embodies a dynamic, shifting array of cultures gradually woven together into a grand tapestry. The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn by Usman T. ![]()
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