The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami

The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST * A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * The imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of America--this "stunning [book] sheds light on all of the possible the New World exploration stories that didn't make history" (Huffington Post).

In these pages, Laila Lalami brings us the invented memoirs Mustafa al-Zamori, called Estebanico. The slave of a Spanish conquistador, Estebanico sails for the Americas with his master, Dorantes, as part of a danger-laden expedition to Florida. Within a year, Estebanico is one of only four crew members to survive.

As he journeys across America with his Spanish companions, the Old World roles of slave and master fall away, and Estebanico remakes himself as an equal, a healer, and a remarkable storyteller. His tale illuminates the ways in which our narratives can transmigrate into history--and how storytelling can offer a chance at redemption and survival.

Morocco is where Laila Lalami was born and nurtured. Her writing has appeared in publications such as the Los Angeles Times, the Nation, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. She was nominated for the Caine Award for African Literature in 2006 and received a Fulbright grant. She currently resides in Los Angeles.

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ISBN 13	9780804170628
ISBN 10	0804170622
Title	The Moor's Account
Author	Laila Lalami
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2015-08-18
Number of pages	336
Prizes	Winner of Arab American Book Award 2015, Winner of Hurston/Wright Legacy Award 2015, Short-listed for Pulitzer Prize (Fiction) 2015, Long-listed for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2015, Long-listed for Man Booker Prize 2015
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