Hope & 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 Spain.What 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. Sensitively written with beauty and boldness, this is a gripping book about what propels people to risk their lives in search of a better future.
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Contributors
Lalami, Laila Author
ISBN
9781616207502
9781565127517
9781565127517
Table of Contents
From the Book - First paperback edition.
The trip
Before. The fanatic ; Bus rides ; Acceptance ; Better luck tomorrow
After. The saint ; The odalisque ; Homecoming ; The storyteller.
Subjects
Subjects
Arlington Reads -- 2019/2020
Europe -- Emigration and immigration -- 21st century -- Fiction
Fiction
Literature
Moroccans -- Economic conditions -- 21st century -- Fiction
Moroccans -- Europe -- 21st century -- Fiction
Moroccans -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Fiction
Moroccans -- Spain -- 21st century -- Fiction
Morocco -- Emigration and immigration -- 21st century -- Fiction
Spain -- Emigration and immigration -- 21st century -- Fiction
Europe -- Emigration and immigration -- 21st century -- Fiction
Fiction
Literature
Moroccans -- Economic conditions -- 21st century -- Fiction
Moroccans -- Europe -- 21st century -- Fiction
Moroccans -- Social conditions -- 21st century -- Fiction
Moroccans -- Spain -- 21st century -- Fiction
Morocco -- Emigration and immigration -- 21st century -- Fiction
Spain -- Emigration and immigration -- 21st century -- Fiction
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