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Nilanjana Roy’s review of Gregory Roberts’ Shantaram centers largely on comparisons with Henri Charriere’s Papillon, and seems to imply that the classic prison novel is a pulpy tale of the author’s adventures. But prison has also produced some classics, and Roy cites Pilgrim’s Progress. There are others. Don Quixote, Fanny Hill, and several of O. Henry’s stories come to mind. Email me if you think of others.
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.