PODCAST #77: Laila Lalami

Laila Lalami's latest novel tells the story of a 16th-century Spanish expedition in search of gold in modern-day Florida through the words of an unusually eloquent Moroccan slave.

April 6, 2015

    Keep LARB paywall-free.


    As a nonprofit publication, we depend on readers like you to keep us free. Through December 31, all donations will be matched up to $100,000.



    Colin Marshall talks with Laila Lalami, author of Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits and Secret Son. Her latest novel is The Moor's Account, the story of a 16th-century Spanish expedition in search of gold in modern-day Florida through the words of an unusually eloquent Moroccan slave. 


    ¤


    Colin Marshall is the host of the podcast "Notebook on Cities and Culture."

    Share