The Other Americans

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]

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

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 (March 29, 2019). "The Other Americans by Laila Lalami review – the political is personal". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. Giorgis, Hannah (April 15, 2019). "The Other Americans Laila Lalami tackles xenophobia". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  3. Patrick, Bethanne (March 30, 2019). "We Are All The Other Americans". National Public Radio. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  4. Thien, Madeleine (April 19, 2019). "A Suspicious Death Exposes Painful Fissures in a Mojave Desert Town". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  5. Lalami, Laila (December 11, 2018). "THE OTHER AMERICANS | KIRKUS REVIEWS". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  6. "Book Marks reviews of The Other Americans by Laila Lalami". Book Marks. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  7. "The 2019 National Book Awards Finalists Announced". National Book Foundation. October 7, 2019. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  8. "KIRKUS ANNOUNCES THE FINALISTS FOR THE 2019 KIRKUS PRIZE". Kirkus Reviews. September 19, 2019. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  9. Lafayette, Ca (April 2, 2019). "LAILA LALAMI CHOSEN AS WINNER OF THE 2019 SIMPSON/JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE". The New Literary Project. Archived from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  10. "2020 Arab American Book Award Winners". Arab American National Museum. July 30, 2020. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  11. "Aspen Words Literary Prize Announces Longlist of 16 Titles for 2020 Award". Aspen Institute. November 14, 2019. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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