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Dead Lovers on Each Blade, Hung

Usman T. Malik

First published October 2019
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

A poor Pakistani heroin addict is enlisted by a man who uses snake venoms as natural cures to help him search for his child bride.

Notes

Length: 12,820 words.

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2018 Bram Stoker Award Superior Achievement in Long Fiction Nominee/Finalist

Publications (3)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
October 2019 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 Mariner Books Anthology 233
October 2019 The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 Mariner Books Anthology
2021 Midnight Doorways: Fables from Pakistan Kitab Collection 101