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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.

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A "powerful debut novel. . . .The culture and politics of contemporary Morocco are well displayed in this beautifully written tale, with the talented Lalami deftly portraying Youssef’s struggles for identity, work, and family. A brilliant story of alienation and desperation that easily transports readers to hot, dusty Casablanca; highly recommended."―Library Journal, starred review

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"An absorbing tale."―Kirkus Reviews

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"Gives us an insider’s view of the underlying turmoil of Morocco . . . A nuanced depiction of the roots of terrorism, written by someone who intimately knows one of the stratified societies where it grows." ―The New York Times Book Review


"Lalami's depiction of Moroccan life in Secret Son, illuminating the social, political, religious and poverty issues facing its citizen―especially its still-hopeful young―is both sensitive and startling." ―Los Angeles Times


"Lalami does an impressive job of concentrating on one young man's candide-like experiences among all sectors of a complicated society . . . She raises question after question―about privilege vs. poverty, Western commercialism vs. traditional ways, secularism vs. religion―without ever seeming to be doing more than telling a compelling story." ―The Oregonian

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  • PublisherViking
  • Publication date2009
  • ISBN 10 0670918296
  • ISBN 13 9780670918294
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages291
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Condition: Muy bueno. : When a young man is given the chance to rewrite his future, he doesn't realize the price he will pay for giving up his past.Casablanca's stinking alleys are the only home that nineteen-year-old Youssef El-Mekki has ever known. Raised by his mother in a one-room home, the film stars flickering on the local cinema's screen offer the only glimmer of hope to his frustrated dreams of escape. Until, that is, the father he thought dead turns out to be very much alive.A high profile businessman with wealth to burn, Nabil is disenchanted with his daughter and eager to take in the boy he never knew. Soon Youssef is installed in his penthouse and sampling the gold-plated luxuries enjoyed by Casablanca's elite. But as he leaves the slums of his childhood behind him, he comes up against a starkly un-glittering reality. EAN: 9780670918294 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y ficción|Ficción femenina Título: Secret Son Autor: Laila Lalami Editorial: Viking (4 febrero 2010) Idioma: EN Páginas: 304 Formato: Tapa blanda Peso: 400 Año de publicación: 2010. Seller Inventory # Happ-2022-07-27-2f5c656b

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