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Narrated by: Laila Lalami

Unabridged — 5 hours, 48 minutes

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Sixteen faceted essays thematically connected, asking the question—who belongs? Who is an American citizen? Who is \"not quite\"? The question is personal and political and Lalami explores the many circumstances that render this belonging conditional status. An elegantly written, poignant meditation on the effects of exclusion and suspicion and what embracing citizenship might mean.

A New York Times Editors' Choice ¿ Best Book of the Year: Time, NPR, Bookpage, L.A. Times

What does it mean to be American? In this starkly illuminating and impassioned book, Pulitzer Prize-finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely journey from Moroccan immigrant to U.S. citizen, using it as a starting point for her exploration of American rights, liberties, and protections.

"Sharp, bracingly clear essays."-Entertainment Weekly

Tapping into history, politics, and literature, she elucidates...