The New York Times pairs up a graphic novella set in Tehran, Iran (Marjane Satrapi’s Embroideries) with an erotic novel set in Tangier, Morocco (the pseudonymous Nedjma’s The Almond.) The article is even titled Dreams of Trespass. (Get it?)
The review is favorable to both books, and I certainly agree with Sophie Harrison’s positive assessment of Embroideries. I have my own reservations about Nedjma’s book, but I’ll probably check out The Almond, too.
Who is Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami is the award winning and best selling author of six books.
What books has Laila Lalami written?
Laila has written the novels, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Secret Son, The Moor's Account, The Other Americans, and The Dream Hotel.
What awards has Laila Lalami won?
Laila Lalami has won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, the Hurston-Write Legacy Award, a Guggenheim a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship, and a British Council Fellowship. Her work has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.