Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits

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Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits marks the debut of an exciting new voice in fiction. Laila Lalami evokes the grit and enduring grace that is modern Morocco. The book begins as four Moroccans illegally cross the Strait of Gibraltar in an inflatable boat headed for [...] has driven them to risk their lives? And will the rewards prove to be worth the danger?

There's Murad, a gentle, unemployed man who's been reduced to hustling tourists around Tangier; Halima, who's fleeing her drunken husband and the slums of Casablanca; Aziz, who must leave behind his devoted wife in hope of securing work in Spain; and Faten, a student and religious fanatic whose faith is at odds with an influential man determined to destroy her future.

Über den Autor

Laila Lalami was born and raised in Morocco. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Nation, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship and was short-listed for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2006. She lives in Los Angeles.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2005
Genre:	Importe , Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Algonquin Books
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781616207502
ISBN-10:	1616207507
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Lalami, Laila
Hersteller:	Hachette Book Group Algonquin Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	178 x 127 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Laila Lalami
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.10.2005
Gewicht:	0,227 kg