Usman T. Malik

Shazia Sadaf (Carleton University)

Ed. by Muneeza Shamsie, Independent Scholar - Asia
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.3.2: Pakistani and Bangladeshi Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Sarker Hasan Al Zayed (Independent University Bangladesh), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège), Muneeza Shamsie (Independent Scholar - Asia), Niaz Zaman (Independent University Bangladesh)

Dates

Born 12 Oct 1981

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Active in Pakistan

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Usman Tanveer Malik is a Pakistani American writer of science fiction, horror, and fantasy—collectively classed under the umbrella term of speculative fiction. Apace with a demanding profession as a practicing rheumatologist both in Pakistan and in the United States, Malik has sustained and nurtured his childhood passion for reading and writing about what he prefers to describe as “uncanny fiction, weird fiction, and horror fantasy” (Sadaf in conversation with Malik, 2023,

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). Malik’s several literary accolades include the Bram Stoker Award in 2014 for his story “The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family”, the British Fantasy Award in 2016 for his novella “The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn”, as well as repeat nominations for the World Fantasy…

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Citation: Sadaf, Shazia. "Usman T. Malik". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 13 October 2023 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=15061, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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