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The Moor's Account
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The Moor's Account
"Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Pantheon Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 2014."--Title page verso.
A new edition of a masterful, multi-award-winning work of historical fiction that imagines the memoirs of the first black explorer of America
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Winner of the American Book Award
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2015
A Finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
'An absorbing story' - SALMAN RUSHDIE
'Rich, vivid and gripping' - GUARDIAN
'Feels at once historical and contemporary' - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
In 1527, hundreds of settlers arrived on the coast of modern-day Florida and claimed the region for Spain. Within a year, due to navigational errors, disease, starvation, and fierce resistance from indigenous tribes, only four survivors remained.
Three were noblemen, whose stories found their way into the official record. The fourth was known only as Estebanico, a vibrant merchant from Barbary who was forced into slavery and given a new name. He was reborn as the first African explorer of the Americas.
This is his story: a journey across the great swathes of the New World, where would-be conquerors are transformed into humble servants, fearful outcasts into healers, and the silenced into storytellers.
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The Moor’s Account is applauded for being an absorbing and brilliantly imagined story, with authenticity highlighted by Salman Rushdie. The book is praised by the Guardian as a rich, vivid, and gripping narrative that transcends being merely a good tale.
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ISBN: 9781526650153
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 August 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 230g
Pages: 336
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About the Author
Laila Lalami was born in Morocco. She the author of four novels, including The Moor’s Account, which won the American Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and The Other Americans, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her essays and criticism have appeared in The Nation, Harper’s, Washington Post, and New York Times. She has received fellowships from the British Council, the Fulbright Program, and the Guggenheim Foundation and is currently a professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside. She lives in Los Angeles.
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