Born in Morocco, educated in London and Los Angeles, writer Laila Lalami found herself surprisingly drawn to the wild and unfamiliar landscape of the Mojave Desert. “I think the idea that America is white or was white is really a myth,” Lalami said. Her previous novel, “The Moor’s Account,” a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, exploded that myth in a historical novel. Info: latimes.com/bookclubBio: Laila LalamiBorn in: Rabat, Morocco, 1968Lives in: Santa MonicaEducated at: Mohammed V University (Rabat, Morocco); University of London; University of Southern California (Ph.D., linguistics). “The Moor’s Account” won the American Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 17, 2019 14:09 UTC