I wish someone told me not to get off the car when stopped by a cop as a sign of respect for them.
I wish someone told me not to pick up random kids in the park and kiss them on the cheeks like we do on Morocco without being considered psychos.
In this stunning work of historical fiction, Laila Lalami brings us the imagined memoirs of the first black explorer of Americaa Moroccan slave whose testimony was left out of the official record.
Adnan Ouassini was born and raised in Tangier, Morocco. He has over 6 years of experience in the Automotive Sales and Finance industry. Adnan completed his undergraduate studies in Electronic Engineering at the Universidad Politecninca of Madrid and has pursued graduate studies at San Francisco State University. Adnan first started his career in the US as a Customer Service Manager in both Northwest Airlines and America West Airlines before moving to the automotive industry where he held Management positions in Sales and then Finance. Adnan worked as a Finance