{"title":"Laila Lalami","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-other-americans-laila-lalami-paperback","title":"The Other Americans -- Laila Lalami, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e***2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST***\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Arab American Book Award in Fiction\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the Kirkus Prize in Fiction\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the California Book Award\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by\u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLate one spring night in California, Driss Guerraoui--father, husband, business owner, Moroccan immigrant--is hit and killed by a speeding car. The aftermath of his death brings together a diverse cast of characters: Guerraoui's daughter Nora, a jazz composer returning to the small town in the Mojave she thought she'd left for good; her mother, Maryam, who still pines for her life in the old country; Efra n, an undocumented witness whose fear of deportation prevents him from coming forward; Jeremy, an old friend of Nora's and an Iraqi War veteran; Coleman, a detective who is slowly discovering her son's secrets; Anderson, a neighbor trying to reconnect with his family; and the murdered man himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the characters--deeply divided by race, religion, and class--tell their stories, each in their own voice, connections among them emerge. Driss's family confronts its secrets, a town faces its hypocrisies, and love--messy and unpredictable--is born. Timely, riveting, and unforgettable, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Americans\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a family saga, a murder mystery, and a love story informed by the treacherous fault lines of American culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laila Lalami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525436034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaila Lalami is the author of \u003ci\u003eHope and Other Dangerous Pursuits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecret Son\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Moor's Account\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and which won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, and the Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2019, she was awarded the Simpson\/Joyce Carol Oates Prize for her body of work. 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The book begins as four Moroccans illegally cross the Strait of Gibraltar in an inflatable boat headed for Spain.What has driven them to risk their lives? And will the rewards prove to be worth the danger? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There's Murad, a gentle, unemployed man who's been reduced to hustling tourists around Tangier; Halima, who's fleeing her drunken husband and the slums of Casablanca; Aziz, who must leave behind his devoted wife in hope of securing work in Spain; and Faten, a student and religious fanatic whose faith is at odds with an influential man determined to destroy her future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sensitively written with beauty and boldness, this is a gripping book about what propels people to risk their lives in search of a better future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laila Lalami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616207502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e108069 \/ Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Laila Lalami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44998801490148,"sku":"9781616207502","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781616207502.jpg?v=1719499324"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/collections\/laila-lalami.oembed","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}