Cindy Fazzi is a Filipino American writer and former Associated Press reporter. She’s the author of the Domingo the Bounty Hunter series. Danger No Problem (book 1), previously titled Multo, was a finalist in the Best Literary category of the 2024 Silver Falchion Award. Book 2 is titled Sunday or the Highway.
At Electric Lit Fazzi tagged six of her "favorite novels about undocumented immigrants written by immigrants, and one equally outstanding novel written by a first-generation Brazilian American author." One title on the list:
The Other Americans by Laila LalamiRead about another entry on the list.
The very title of this excellent novel by Laila Lalami, born in Morocco, announces its overarching subject. But the novel packs a lot of serious themes,in addition to immigration. The death of Driss Guerraoui, a Moroccan immigrant living in a small town in the Mojave Desert in California, is at the center of the story. Driss was killed by a speeding car in what appears to be a hit-and-run accident, or was it? Driss’s death triggers conflicting reactions and emotions from nine characters who narrate the book. Their narrations touch on a wide range of issues, from race and religion to immigration, class, and family dynamics. Although the novel involves a murder mystery, don’t expect page-turning plot and relentless action. Lalami’s novel is an occasion for contemplation about our prejudices, fears, and hopes.
--Marshal Zeringue
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