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The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn

von Usman T. Malik

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British Fantasy Award-winner: Best Novella "The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn" by Usman T. Malik is a fantasy novella about a disenchanted young Pakistani professor who grew up and lives in the United States, but is haunted by the magical, mystical tales his grandfather told him of a princess and a Jinn who lived in Lahore when the grandfather was a boy. "Fascinating and poetic."? Locus At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.… (mehr)
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This had been on my to-read list for ages and ages, but the fact that it seems to be available only in digital form kept me away -- even though that form was free on the Tor website. I finally got around to it mostly because it was a good fit for a prompt on StoryGraph's Onboarding Reading Challenge.

I struggle with reading fiction on a screen unless it's fan fiction, which has its own place in my brain. I wonder if that's part of why I ended up rating this four stars instead of five -- not any fault of the story's own, but that my brain was getting impatient with all the scrolling -- without the markers of page turning or chapters to keep my bearings/progress.

Or maybe there just weren't enough women.

But this story is rich and lush and layered with history and setting and myth and magic. I hope to encounter Malik again in longer/paper form someday. ( )
  greeniezona | Jul 31, 2023 |
As a child, Sal was always fascinated by the stories his grandfather would tell of his life in Pakistan. And the story he loved more than any other was the one of the Mughal princess. Her family's protector was a jinn who lived in a eucalyptus tree. And even though few people believed her, Sal's grandfather wasn't a big skeptic. And though Sal's grandfather never said it, Sal always felt there was something more to the story.
When Sal's grandfather dies, he feels compelled to go check out the source of the stories. Even his girlfriend, Sarah, can see that he seems distracted. Perhaps if he goes to Lahore, he can put the fantastic stories to rest. But instinct is a powerful force, and there may just be more waiting for Sal than he expected.

This is a novella, and I often find reviewing short fiction to be difficult. One of the biggest reasons is that it's hard to give a synopsis without giving too much away. And because I tend to review based on my reaction, it's harder to keep from spoiling key parts of the story.

What I did like about this particular story is the way it's framed. There are so many themes that one can see here: family, travel, exploring your past, fantasy, etc. But it's woven together in a seamless way. I feel like this is one of those that is likely to mean something a bit different to each reader. And those are some of the best stories to read and share. ( )
  crtsjffrsn | Aug 27, 2021 |
Grandpa's secret life
hidden even from himself
fairy tales hurt less. ( )
  Eggpants | Jun 25, 2020 |
I liked this, but was it SF or F? ( )
  PhilOnTheHill | Sep 8, 2019 |
The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn is a vivid and haunting story. Usman T. Malik is a wonderful storyteller and I will be looking for other works by him. I found it through the Locus Online recommend list (http://www.locusmag.com/News/2016/02/2015-locus-recommended-reading-list/) and will likely put it at the top of the list for the best novella. ( )
  KateSavage | Mar 29, 2019 |
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For fifteen years my grandfather lived next door to the Mughal princess Zeenat Begum.
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British Fantasy Award-winner: Best Novella "The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn" by Usman T. Malik is a fantasy novella about a disenchanted young Pakistani professor who grew up and lives in the United States, but is haunted by the magical, mystical tales his grandfather told him of a princess and a Jinn who lived in Lahore when the grandfather was a boy. "Fascinating and poetic."? Locus At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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