The Guardian asked forty-three poets and writers (among whom: Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie, John Banville, AS Byatt, Hilary Mantel, Chuck Palahniuk, Zadie Smith, Tariq Ali, and Helen Oyeyemi) to select their favorite books of 2005. A worthwhile read.
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.