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The Other Americans
Author:Laila Lalami
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:Novel
Publisher:Pantheon Books (US)
Bloomsbury (UK)
Release Date:26 March 2019
Media Type:Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages:336 pp (hardback edition)
Isbn:978-1524747145
Isbn Note:(hardback edition)

The Other Americans is a mystery novel written by Moroccan American novelist Laila Lalami. The novel was published in 2019 by Pantheon Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.[1] [2] [3]

Plot

The book begins with the suspicious death of Moroccan immigrant, Driss Guerraoui, in a hit-and-run accident in a small town in California, and is told from the perspectives of nine different characters who are connected to him.[4] [5]

Reception

The novel was positively received by critics.[6] In 2019, The Other Americans was a finalist for National Book Award for Fiction,[7] and the Kirkus Prize.[8] It won the Joyce Carol Oates Prize,[9] and in 2020, it won the Arab American Book Award for Fiction.[10] The novel also made the longlist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Other Americans by Laila Lalami review – the political is personal. Forna, Aminatta. 29 March 2019. The Guardian. 7 November 2021. 1 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211101001748/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/mar/29/the-other-americans-by-laila-lalami-review. live.
  2. Web site: The Other Americans Laila Lalami tackles xenophobia. 15 April 2019. Giorgis, Hannah. The Atlantic. 7 November 2021. 1 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001072237/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/04/other-americans-laila-lalami-tackles-xenophobia/587029/. live.
  3. Web site: We Are All The Other Americans. Patrick, Bethanne. 30 March 2019. National Public Radio. 7 November 2021. 15 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210515012219/https://www.npr.org/2019/03/30/707340939/we-are-all-the-other-americans. live.
  4. Web site: Thien, Madeleine. A Suspicious Death Exposes Painful Fissures in a Mojave Desert Town. The New York Times. 19 April 2019. 7 November 2021. 7 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235202/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/books/review/laila-lalami-the-other-americans.html. live.
  5. Web site: THE OTHER AMERICANS KIRKUS REVIEWS. Lalami, Laila. 11 December 2018. Kirkus Reviews. 7 November 2021. 20 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211020110223/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/laila-lalami/the-other-americans-lalami/. live.
  6. Web site: Book Marks reviews of The Other Americans by Laila Lalami . 9 November 2022 . Book Marks . en-US.
  7. Web site: Here are your winners for the 2019 National Book Awards . David . Canfield . . 20 November 2019 . 22 December 2023 . 22 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231222113357/https://ew.com/books/2019/11/20/2019-national-book-awards-winners/ . live.
  8. Web site: KIRKUS ANNOUNCES THE FINALISTS FOR THE 2019 KIRKUS PRIZE. 19 September 2019. Kirkus Reviews. English. 7 November 2021. 24 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024214345/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/press-center/press/announces-2019-prize-finalists/. live.
  9. Web site: LAILA LALAMI CHOSEN AS WINNER OF THE 2019 SIMPSON/JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE. Lafayette, Ca. 2 April 2019. The New Literary Project. 7 November 2021. 7 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211107183320/https://www.newliteraryproject.org/whats-new/2019-joyce-carol-oates-prize-winner-announced. live.
  10. Web site: 2020 Arab American Book Award Winners. 30 July 2020. Arab American National Museum. 7 November 2021. 27 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027152450/https://arabamericanmuseum.org/2020-ba-winners/. live.
  11. Web site: Aspen Words Literary Prize Announces Longlist of 16 Titles for 2020 Award. 14 November 2019. Aspen Institute. 7 November 2021. 26 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126000921/https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/aspen-words-literary-prize-announces-longlist-of-16-titles-for-2020-award/. live.

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