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Interview: laila Lalami , Autor of the :secret Son" Novel

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Uploaded by on May 10, 2009

In an interview with MoroccoBoard TV, Laila Lalami took issue with her comparisons to Moroccan Writer Tahar Ben Jelloun, as the marquee Moroccan author in English. She said that she couldnt start believing all the hype that is being written out there. "It is dangerous for an author to do that".
She also confessed that she has been heartened by the outpouring support from the Moroccan American Community both online and at her book tour throughout the country.

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  • Lalami is an insightful individual and her novels reveal some of the important distinctions of lives of Moroccans and Moroccan immigrants. I think that there is certainly a comparison to be made with Ben Jelloun in her understanding of some of the cultural distinctions that are represented by both writers.

  • Come on guys, I think you are being hard on the woman! @nadiaboudi

  • the problem here is not the substance of her novels.what makes good novelist is more that the capabilty to express in english.her novels lack the intelect and the original creativity of a true writer

  • although a work of fiction, this novel was a disappointment to me. i really was frustrated by the way laila alami portrayed religion and Moroccan culture in her novel. i do NOT recommend this novel to ANYBODY!!

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