I wish someone told me not to get off the car when stopped by a cop as a sign of respect for them.
I wish someone told me not to pick up random kids in the park and kiss them on the cheeks like we do on Morocco without being considered psychos.
In this stunning work of historical fiction, Laila Lalami brings us the imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of Americaa Moroccan slave whose testimony was left out of the official record.
Mr. Sadek is one of those success stories that inspire. He hails from a small village in the Sousse region, close to Tiznit. He immigrated to the United States when he was 15. At 21 he had already started his flower business. He was one of the first importers of Moroccan flowers in the U.S. Mr. Sadek engaged in other business ventures at the same time including women clothing and leather products of Moroccan make and design. By the time he reached 26 years, he plunged into the real estate world in New York, constructing several commercial and residential buildings in the tri-state area.