{"product_id":"the-moors-account-laila-lalami-9780804170628","title":"The Moor's Account","description":"\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE FINALIST \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK \u003cb\u003e- The imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of America--this \"stunning [book]\u003c\/b\u003e sheds light on all of the possible the New World exploration stories that didn't make history\" (\u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these pages, Laila Lalami brings us the invented memoirs Mustafa al-Zamori, called Estebanico. The slave of a Spanish conquistador, Estebanico sails for the Americas with his master, Dorantes, as part of a danger-laden expedition to Florida. Within a year, Estebanico is one of only four crew members to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs he journeys across America with his Spanish companions, the Old World roles of slave and master fall away, and Estebanico remakes himself as an equal, a healer, and a remarkable storyteller. His tale illuminates the ways in which our narratives can transmigrate into history--and how storytelling can offer a chance at redemption and survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laila Lalami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804170622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804170628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/2015 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/11\/2016 pg. 23","brand":"Laila Lalami","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053638250751,"sku":"9780804170628","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a220648-0983-4f48-bdab-1328abd3f8ca.jpg?v=1685025411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-moors-account-laila-lalami-9780804170628","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}