The Other Americans

The Other Americans
First edition (US)
AuthorLaila Lalami
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherPantheon Books (US)
Bloomsbury (UK)
Publication date
26 March 2019
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages336 pp (hardback edition)
ISBN978-1524747145 (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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Lalami, Laila (11 December 2018). "THE OTHER AMERICANS | KIRKUS REVIEWS". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Book Marks reviews of The Other Americans by Laila Lalami". Book Marks. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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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