"The Hotel of Dreams," by Laila Lalami: Kafka among the machines

The Moroccan writer brings the society of voluntary surveillance to its logical conclusion in a story that mixes' The Process' with Gilead and the ICE United States

Published on RocksNews: 3 Oct 2026, 05:04 UTC
Updated: 3 Oct 2026, 05:06 UTC
Language: English (Original language: Spanish)

"The Hotel of Dreams," by Laila Lalami: Kafka among the machines — Image credit: Beowulf Sheehan (EL PAÍS)

The Moroccan writer brings the society of voluntary surveillance to its logical conclusion in a story that mixes' The Process' with Gilead and the ICE United States