Laila Lalami
Moroccan-American novelist whose Secret Son and The Moor's Account are celebrated explorations of Moroccan and colonial American history. The Other Americans examines American immigrant life with compassionate precision. She is one of the most important Arab-American literary voices.
Works
- Hope and Other Dangerous PursuitsFour Moroccan immigrants attempt dangerous crossings to reach Europe in search of better lives
- Secret SonYoung man navigates identity and belonging as an illegitimate son in Iran
- The Moor's AccountReimagined account of Estevanico, enslaved explorer of sixteenth-century North America
- The Other AmericansCalifornia family reckons with secrets and divisions following a hit-and-run accident
- The Dream HotelWoman inherits a hotel in Tangier and uncovers layers of history and family mystery