The Other Americans
2019 novel by Laila Lalami
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Other Americans is a mystery novel written by Moroccan American novelist Laila Lalami. The novel was published in 2019 by Pantheon Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.[1][2][3]
First edition (US) | |
| Author | Laila Lalami |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books (US) Bloomsbury (UK) |
Publication date | 26 March 2019 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 pp (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 978-1524747145 (hardback edition) |
Plot
Reception
The novel was positively received by critics.[6] In 2019, The Other Americans was a finalist for National Book Award for Fiction,[7] and the Kirkus Prize.[8] It won the Joyce Carol Oates Prize,[9] and in 2020, it won the Arab American Book Award for Fiction.[10] The novel also made the longlist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize.[11]
