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Aleksandar Hemon reviews Frederick Hitz’s The Great Game: The Myth and Reality of Espionage for Slate. Hitz’s research into spy literature leads him to conclude that “no fictional account adequately captures the remarkable variety of twists and turns that a genuine human spy goes through.” But, Hemon, argues, that is completely missing the point of fiction. Good spy novels, Hemon says (and I agree) present readers with problems that are primarily moral. Books by Graham Greene, John LeCarre, even Rudyard Kipling are brought to bear on this issue. Read the article here. Oddly enough, Hemon’s referred to as a novelist in the credits, rather than as a short-story writer.
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.