Fiction. Asian American Studies. Jewish Studies. Told with humor and melancholy, TO BE WITH HER is a gripping tale of quest for self-evaluation by a young man from Pakistan. Of Muslim background, the narrator deals with his attachment to his culture and people, and commitment to his first love, while he gives the reader a charming love story between him and his Jewish girlfriend in Chicago in the 60s as the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement change everyone.
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Syed Afzal Haider, senior editor at Chicago Quarterly Review, was born in India, grew up in Pakistan, and was educated in America, studying electrical engineering, psychology, and social work. His short stories and essays have appeared in a variety of literary magazines. His short stories have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes and have won best short fiction awards. He lives in Evanston, Illinois, with his wife and is the father of two wonderful, grown up boys.
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