The Other Americans
by Laila Lalami
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Edgar Award (Best Novel) | 2019 | Shortlist |
| Joyce Carol Oates Prize | 2019 | Winner |
| Kirkus Prize (Fiction)Fiction | 2019 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A Moroccan immigrant is killed in a hit-and-run in a California desert town, and his death is investigated through the perspectives of his family, neighbors, and the police. Edgar Award finalist and National Book Award finalist.
About the Author
Laila Lalami is a Moroccan-American novelist and cultural critic, Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside. Born in Rabat, Morocco, she studied English Literature at Mohammed V University before moving to the United States, where she earned a PhD in Linguistics from UCLA. The Moor's Account (2014) won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and was the first novel by a Moroccan-American author to be a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Read more →
