A reimagined memoir of Estebanico, a black explorer, surviving a perilous expedition in the New World.
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A reimagined memoir of Estebanico, a black explorer, surviving a perilous expedition in the New World.
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PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of America—this "stunning [book] sheds light on all of the possible the New World exploration stories that didn’t make history” ( Huffington Post ). In these pages, Laila Lalami brings us the invented memoirs Mustafa al-Zamori, called Estebanico. The slave of a Spanish conquistador, Estebanico sails for the Americas with his master, Dorantes, as part of a danger-laden expedition to Florida....
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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No romantic or sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violence likely in expedition context; survival struggles depicted.
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources.
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Minor religious themes possible in historical context of exploration.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content depicted.
Political content
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Moderate themes of colonialism and cultural clash in exploration narrative.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Major themes of slavery and systemic suffering central to protagonist's story.
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