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.
Younes is a national of Morocco where he grew up in a family of five in the capital, Rabat. Younes received most of his education in Morocco. In college, he majored in English and the Art of Translation. His interest in foreign languages and cultures led him to the American Language Center and to the American School in Rabat where he made contact with American Diplomats and where he engaged in many artistic and theatrical activities. Not only did such activities allow him the opportunity to perfect his linguistic and cultural skills..