International best-sellers (i.e. mostly British and American books) are selling briskly in China these days. David Beckham’s autobiography, the Harry Potter books, the Who Moved My Cheese series, etc. all sold in the (hundreds of) thousands. But the downside of these sales is a growing neglect of local authors. The trend is also somewhat harmful to copyright owners: publishers try to cut corners by hiring college students to translate foreign bestsellers, leading to egregious errors.
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.