Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits
- Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits
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name = Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits
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author = Laila Lalami
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country = Morocco
language = English
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genre = Novelfiction
publisher = Algonquin Books
release_date = October 7, 2005
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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isbn = ISBN 1-56512-493-6 (hardback edition)
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"Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits" is a 2005 novel by Moroccan American author Laila Lalami. First published in US, it offers a wider view of the immigration phenomenon from North Africa to Europe.
Plot summary
A group of young Moroccans immigrants seeking a better life in Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar on a lifeboat. When it capsizes near shore, it is everyone for themselves. The book then chronicles the lives of four of the passengers, exploring their lives before the trip and what motivated their attempt at immigration. Then we see the four characters after the trip and how their lives are changed, for better or worse.
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