Over at Beatrice, Cristina Henriquez contributes an appreciation of Junot Díaz’s classic short story “The Sun, The Moon, The Stars.” If you have not yet read this marvel, I envy you the feeling of joy and discovery when you do. The story appeared in the New Yorker in 1998, and was anthologized in Best American Short Stories 1999, edited by Amy Tan. Buy it. Read it.
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.