Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits

Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits
AuthorLaila Lalami
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherAlgonquin Books
Publication date
7 October 2005
Publication placeMorocco
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
ISBN1-56512-493-6 (hardback edition)
OCLC59881995
813/.6 22
LC ClassPS3612.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.

  1. ^ Lacey Galbraith, "Review: 'Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits' " Archived 26 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Book Page, February 2006
  2. ^ Stephanie Abou, Review: Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits', Publishers Weekly, 7 October 2005; accessed 7 February 2019