Background
Lalami was born and raised in Rabat, Morocco, where she earned her Bachelor in English from Mohammed V University.
(In this debut of an exciting new voice in fiction, Lalami...)
In this debut of an exciting new voice in fiction, Lalami evokes the grit and enduring grace that is modern Morocco. The book begins as four Moroccans illegally cross the Strait of Gibraltar in an inflatable boat headed for Spain. What has driven them to risk their lives?
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Lalami was born and raised in Rabat, Morocco, where she earned her Bachelor in English from Mohammed V University.
In 1992 Lalami moved to the United States, completing a Doctor of Philosophy in linguistics at the University of Southern California. In 1990, she received a British Council fellowship to study in England and completed an Master of Arts in Linguistics at University College, London. In 1992 she moved to Los Angeles to attend the University of Southern California, from which she graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics.
After earning her undergraduate degree in Morocco, she received a fellowship to study in the United Kingdom, where she earned an Master of Arts in linguistics. She began publishing her writing in 1996, and in 2015 was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her 2014 novel The Moor"s Account, which received strong critical praise. After graduating, she returned to Morocco and worked briefly as a journalist and commentator.
Lalami began writing fiction and nonfiction in English in 1996.
Her literary criticism, cultural commentary, and opinion pieces have appeared in The Boston Globe, Boston Review, The Los Angeles Times, The Nation, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, and elsewhere. Her debut collection of stories, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, was released in the fall of 2005 and has since been translated into six languages.
Her first novel, Secret Son (2009), was longlisted for the Orange Prize. Lalami has received an Oregon Literary Arts grant and a Fulbright Fellowship.
She was selected in 2009 by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader.
She is a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside. Foreign The Moor"s Account Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Finalist, 2015 Manitoba Booker Prize Longlist, 2015 Langum Prizes, 2014 (Historical Fiction Prize) The Wall Street Journal Best Books, 2014 National Public Radio Best Books, 2014 The New York Times Notable Books, 2014 Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Books, 2014 Other honors 2013, Elizabeth George Foundation "Women Authoring Change" Fellowship. Foreign Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits 2006, Fletcher Pratt Fellowship in Fiction, Bread Loaf Writers" Conference.
2006, Oregon Book Award, Finalist.
2006, Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship in Fiction. 2006, Caine Prize for African Writing, Finalist.
2006, John Gardner Fiction Prize, Finalist.
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