Al-Ahram runs its list of best books of 2004, and has included both books in Arabic and books in translation. A bit too much non-fiction for my taste, but they do include some choice works in fiction: The Dreams, a collection of short stories by Naguib Mahfouz, and a new edition of Zayni Barakat a novel by Gamal Al-Ghitani.
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.