Author | Laila Lalami |
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Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Algonquin Books |
Publication date | 7 October 2005 |
Publication place | Morocco |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
ISBN | 1-56512-493-6 (hardback edition) |
OCLC | 59881995 |
813/.6 22 | |
LC Class | PS3612.A543 H68 2005 |
Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits (2005) is the debut book by Moroccan-American author Laila Lalami. It has been described as a novel, and as a linked series of short stories[1] or fictional portraits.[2] First published in the United States, the connected stories explore the extensive immigration from North Africa to Europe through the lives of four Moroccan characters: two men and two women.