{"product_id":"the-other-americans-9780525436034","title":"The Other Americans","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTIME MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME - Timely, riveting, and unforgettable, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Americans\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a family saga, a murder mystery, and a love story informed by the treacherous fault lines of American culture. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLate one spring night in California, Driss Guerraoui--father, husband, business owner, Moroccan immigrant--is hit and killed by a speeding car. The aftermath of his death brings together a diverse cast of characters: Guerraoui's daughter Nora, a jazz composer returning to the small town in the Mojave she thought she'd left for good; her mother, Maryam, who still pines for her life in the old country; Efraín, an undocumented witness whose fear of deportation prevents him from coming forward; Jeremy, an old friend of Nora's and an Iraqi War veteran; Coleman, a detective who is slowly discovering her son's secrets; Anderson, a neighbor trying to reconnect with his family; and the murdered man himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the characters--deeply divided by race, religion, and class--tell their stories, each in their own voice, connections among them emerge. Driss's family confronts its secrets, a town faces its hypocrisies, and love--messy and unpredictable--is born. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Arab American Book Award in Fiction\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the Kirkus Prize in Fiction\u003cbr\u003eFinalist for the California Book Award\u003cbr\u003eLonglisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by\u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaila Lalami is the author of \u003ci\u003eHope and Other Dangerous Pursuits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecret Son\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Moor's Account\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and which won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, and the Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2019, she was awarded the Simpson\/Joyce Carol Oates Prize for her body of work. A professor of creative writing at the University of California at Riverside, she lives in Los Angeles. www.lailalalami.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593969537298,"sku":"9780525436034","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ebfca7c5-5a92-4204-b3b7-0a6a067f23c5.jpg?v=1732124402","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-other-americans-9780525436034","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}