(What moves you most in a work of literature?) I’m moved by voices that ring so true that they make me feel kinship with characters who are completel… - Laila Lalami

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(What moves you most in a work of literature?) I’m moved by voices that ring so true that they make me feel kinship with characters who are completely different from me. As I get older, I also find myself moved by depictions of friendship and kindness, which are so much harder to execute convincingly on the page than cruelty or betrayal.