{"product_id":"the-moors-account-9780804170628","title":"The Moor's Account by Lalami, Laila","description":"\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE FINALIST \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK \u003cb\u003e- The imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of America--this \"stunning [book]\u003c\/b\u003e sheds light on all of the possible the New World exploration stories that didn't make history\" (\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these pages, Laila Lalami brings us the invented memoirs Mustafa al-Zamori, called Estebanico. The slave of a Spanish conquistador, Estebanico sails for the Americas with his master, Dorantes, as part of a danger-laden expedition to Florida. Within a year, Estebanico is one of only four crew members to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he journeys across America with his Spanish companions, the Old World roles of slave and master fall away, and Estebanico remakes himself as an equal, a healer, and a remarkable storyteller. His tale illuminates the ways in which our narratives can transmigrate into history--and how storytelling can offer a chance at redemption and survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laila Lalami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804170628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/2015 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/11\/2016 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaila Lalami is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eHope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, \u003c\/i\u003e which was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award, and the novel \u003ci\u003eSecret Son, \u003c\/i\u003e which was on the Orange Prize long list. Her essays and opinion pieces have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, The Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand in many anthologies. She is the recipient of a British Council Fellowship, a Fulbright Fellowship, and a Lannan Residency Fellowship and is an associate professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside. She lives in Los Angeles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e www.lailalalami.com","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43655679475865,"sku":"9780804170628","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_ea74dc4e-c3ae-43b5-adb6-7adea7f5f048.jpg?v=1724702409","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-moors-account-9780804170628","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}