#JLFBoulder 2015: The Moor’s Account
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Channel: Jaipur Literature Festival · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism
In 1527, Panfilo de Narvaez sailed to Florida, with the goal of claiming it for the Spanish Crown. Giving voice to the silences in history, Laila Lalami takes on the narrative perspective of the slave Estevanico, who was a member of this ill-fated expedition. Her recent novel The Moor’s Account was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and tells of the early encounters between Spanish conquistadors and Native Americans. In readings and conversation with author, editor and curator Jennifer Heath, Laila Lalami discusses the subtext of this important and moving book.
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