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Laila Lalami

Laila Lalami is an author known for her novel The Moor’s Account, which won the American Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She also wrote The Other Americans, a finalist for the National Book Award. Born in Rabat, Lalami received her education in Morocco, Britain, and the United States. Besides her novels, she contributes essays to publications such as The Nation, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. Lalami is also a creative writing professor at the University of California at Riverside, where she resides near Los Angeles.

Laila Lalami became a published novelist in 2005 with the novel Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits. Below is a list of Laila Lalami's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Secret Son (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Moor's Account (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Other Americans (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Dream Hotel (2025) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Conditional Citizens (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
X-24: Unclassified (2007) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Gods and Soldiers (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
The Granta Book of the African Short Story (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Dismantle: An Anthology of Writing from the VONA/Voices Writing Workshop (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Not available
Simpsonistas, Vol. 2 (2019) Buy on Amazon.com Not available

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