The Moor's Account

Overview

**PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST**

**NOMINATED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE**

**WINNER OF THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARD**

A New York Times Notable Book

A Wall Street Journal Top 10 Book of the Year

An NPR Great Read of 2014

A Kirkus Best Fiction Book of the Year

In these pages, 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—and how storytelling can offer a chance at redemption and survival.

This title has been selected for First Year Experience reading by the following schools: Salem College and University of Portland.

The book, The Moor's Account [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN# 9780804170628 in Paperback by Laila Lalami may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.