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Everything Except Me: On Percival Everett

Laila Lalami
January 17, 2012   |    This article appeared in the February 6, 2012 edition of The Nation.
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In Assumption a murder mystery becomes a lesson in how much we do not know.

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Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami, the author of Secret Son and Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, is an associate professor of creative...

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Laila Lalami
January 17, 2012   |    This article appeared in the February 6, 2012 edition of The Nation.
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