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]
 First edition (US) | |
| Author | Laila Lalami |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books (US) Bloomsbury (UK) |
Publication date | 26 March 2019 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 pp (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 978-1524747145 (hardback edition) |
Plot
editThe 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
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ Forna, Aminatta (29 March 2019). "The Other Americans by Laila Lalami review – the political is personal". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Giorgis, Hannah (15 April 2019). "The Other Americans Laila Lalami tackles xenophobia". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Patrick, Bethanne (30 March 2019). "We Are All The Other Americans". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Thien, Madeleine (19 April 2019). "A Suspicious Death Exposes Painful Fissures in a Mojave Desert Town". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Lalami, Laila (11 December 2018). "THE OTHER AMERICANS | KIRKUS REVIEWS". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Book Marks reviews of The Other Americans by Laila Lalami". Book Marks. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Canfield, David (20 November 2019). "Here are your winners for the 2019 National Book Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "KIRKUS ANNOUNCES THE FINALISTS FOR THE 2019 KIRKUS PRIZE". Kirkus Reviews. 19 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Lafayette, Ca (2 April 2019). "LAILA LALAMI CHOSEN AS WINNER OF THE 2019 SIMPSON/JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE". The New Literary Project. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "2020 Arab American Book Award Winners". Arab American National Museum. 30 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Aspen Words Literary Prize Announces Longlist of 16 Titles for 2020 Award". Aspen Institute. 14 November 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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