Elena Bowes

Q&A with Wajahat Ali

April 26th, 2022
Calling All Authors

I felt like that in these dark times, I needed to read something funny and Pakistani American Wajahat Ali is very funny. What I didn’t realise is how much I would learn while reading his poignant, fast-paced memoir Go Back to Where You Came From and Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American. New York...

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