The Moor's account : a novel
Lalami, Laila, 1968-2015
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Laila Lalami brings us the imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of America: 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. As 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<?char 151 ?>and how storytelling can offer a chance at redemption and survival.
Main title:
The Moor's account : a novel / Laila Lalami.
Author:
Edition:
First Vintage Books edition.
Imprint:
New York, NY Vintage Books, 2015.©2014.
Collation:
321 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
First published: New York : Pantheon Books, 2014.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780804170628
Dewey class:
LALA
Language:
English
Subject:
Estevan, -1539 -- FictionNarvaez, Panfilo de, -1528 -- FictionCabeza de Vaca, Alvar Nunez, active 16th century -- FictionBalboa, Vasco Nu´n~ez de, 1475-1519 -- FictionMoroccans -- FictionAmerica -- Early accounts to 1600 -- FictionAmerica -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- FictionHistorical fiction
BRN:
12741
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