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Laila Lalami

Known for fiction, essays, migration narratives, and public literary work.

1968-CaliforniaNovelist and essayist

Laila Lalami: life, work, and legacy

Laila Lalami Novelist and essayist

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Laila Lalami is presented as novelist and essayist associated with California. The working chronology for this record is 1968-. Known for fiction, essays, migration narratives, and public literary work.

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