On February 4, 2021 the Folger returns to its Virtual Book Club with The Moor’s Account by Laila Lalami. To prepare for the discussion, we have pulled together a list of Folger resources related to early modern exploration of the Americas.
LEARN about “new world” discoveries and exploration
- Consuming the New World
- A Cacique By Any Other Name
- The turkey’s journey from the Atlantic to the early modern Islamic world
EXPLORE related exhibitions and collection items
- Spanish Book Collection at the Folger
- Mapping Early Modern Worlds
- Select items from New World of Wonders
- Click here for the locations listed on Geographie, opus novissima, transcribed and translated by Robert Tallaksen
LISTEN to author Laila Lalami discuss her novel Hope and Other Pursuits
- The clip, from “The Displaced: An Evening with Laila Lalami, Shobha Rao, & Luis Urrea,” is available on Soundcloud. The event was held at the Folger Theatre on April 7, 2017. At this event, PEN/Faulkner Fiction and the O.B. Hardison Poetry Series came together to discuss what it means to be a citizen in our volatile world.
Words, Words, Words discusses Laila Lalami’s The Moor’s Account on February 4, 2021. Visit our website to register for the discussion.
