Laila Lalami is the author of five books, including The Moor's Account, a novel based on the true story of the first African explorer of America. It won the American Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. Her most recent novel, The Other Americans, was a national bestseller and won the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. She lives in Los Angeles.
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Laila Lalami is the author of five books, including The Moor's Account, which won the American Book Award, was on the long-list for the Booker Prize and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. Her most recent novel, The Other Americans, was a national bestseller, won the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and was a finalist for the National Book Award in Fiction