Cornell Club of Washington Book Club

Book - The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami

Date: Tuesday, February 2

Time: 6:30 PM

Description: A Pulitzer Prize finalist, the novel is the imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of America. The slave of a Spanish conquistador, Estebanico sails for the Americas with his master, Dorantes, as part of a danger-laden expedition to Florida. Within a year, Estebanico is one of only four crew members to survive. Estebanico’s voice and vision gives us an alternate narrative for this famed expedition. Also a New York Times Notable Book and NPR Great Read of 2014.

Where:  Teaism - Penn Quarter 400 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20004

Metro: Archives/Navy Memorial

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