Lisa Marchi says that the collection of stories "highlights the economic precarity, social invisibility, and indisputable vulnerability of the migrants".[3]
The stories present a complex view of the nature of the "Muslim" identity of many of these immigrants.[7]
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The Question and Answer section for Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The four main characters have different reasons for leaving their homes, families, and friends, but they all essentially have the same conviction that Morocco is not a place where they can live comfortably, safely, and authentically. They do not...
Aziz and Lahcen had been good friends for more than twenty years. Their relationship was comfortable.... they could say anything to each other, even the things that they knew the other wouldn't want to hear.
From the text we can infer that Lalamai sees the immigrant as desperate to escape from the lives they lead (for many different reasons) and fille with strength and hope at what they will find beyond the border.
