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A tale of contemporary morocco, straddling the personal and the political, told simply, beautifully, with heart and panache. Lalamis second novel after secret son is historical fiction of the firstorder, a gripping tale of spanish exploration in the new world set in the years 1527 to 1536, as told by a muslim slave. Shop amongst our popular books, including 10, the other americans, conditional citizens and more from laila lalami. Lalami managed to escape all these snares and secret son is a joy from the beginning to the end. Moroccan born laila lalami is known internationally for her blog. Secret son by laila lalami ebook, 304 pages, published 2010 by penguin uk isbn. Pdf distant view of a minaret download ebook for free. Junot diaz hope and other dangerous pursuits, the debut of pulitzer prize and national book award finalist laila.
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