Laila Lalami chose the desert towns near Joshua Tree National Park as the backdrop for “The Other Americans,” the first novel she has set in California, her home for the past 20 years.
The novel opens with the mysterious hit-and-run death of a Moroccan immigrant outside his restaurant on Highway 62, the rural artery that runs along the northern edge of the park. The victim’s daughter Nora, who returns home from Oakland to grieve with her family, is certain that the death is no accident and presses authorities to track down the driver.
The rural setting also offers a counterpoint to the idea that racial and ethnic diversity is something to be found only in coastal, urban areas. Lalami said the book’s title reflects the fact that “pretty much every main character in the book is or has experienced some kind of displacement.”
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