Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits - Paperback
by Laila Lalami
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Algonquin BooksISBN-13:9781616207502ISBN-10:1616207507UPC:9781616207502Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Psychological, SagasSize:7.99 x 5.00 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC1Z9N48NM
"A dream of a debut, by turns troubling and glorious, angry and wise." --Junot Diaz Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, the debut of Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Laila Lalami, evokes the grit and enduring grace that is modern Morocco. 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? 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. 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.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Algonquin BooksISBN-13:9781616207502ISBN-10:1616207507UPC:9781616207502Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Psychological, SagasSize:7.99 x 5.00 x 0.48 inchesWeight:0.4497Product ID:SC1Z9N48NM
Lalami, Laila: - Laila Lalami was born and raised in Morocco. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Nation, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship and was short-listed for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2006. She lives in Los Angeles.
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