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Leïla Slimani

    October 3, 1981

    Leïla Slimani is a French writer and journalist of Moroccan descent whose work delves into the complexities of human relationships and the darker aspects of the psyche. She possesses a keen eye for societal observation, masterfully crafting characters with chilling realism. Slimani's direct and impactful prose pulls readers into gripping narratives that explore taboo subjects. Her writing is distinguished by its unflinching examination of modern life's anxieties and moral ambiguities.

    Adèle
    Lullaby
    The Country of Others
    The Scent of Flowers at Night
    Sex and Lies
    Watch Us Dance
    • Family

      A Contemporary Portrait by Magnum Photos and Guest Artists

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Magnum Photos and two rising artists from Korea and China were commissioned to celebrate a modern portrait of what family means today.Bringing together the world of Parisian fashion brand AMI with the singular vision of photographers from the internationally acclaimed Magnum Photos agency and two guest artists, this book presents a contemporary, intimate, and poignant vision of what family, in the broadest sense, means today. These photographs form a tapestry of modern family relationships and will be exhibited in Paris, Frieze London, Art Basel Miami, and Kyotographie, Japan from September 2022. Custom designed with foil stamping and exceptional details, the cloth Swiss-binding has an unattached spine and wrap-around cover to allow the book to lie flat. Two horizontal double gatefolds and two vertical gatefolds provide a panoramic view of works by four contributors.

      Family2022
    • Watch us Dance combines the youth, vibrancy and allure of Andre Aciman with the historical fiction force of Maggie Shipstead, and the exquisite sense of place and time of The Lost Daughter.

      Watch Us Dance2022
      4.2
    • The Scent of Flowers at Night

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      From the internationally bestselling author of Lullaby and Adele comes a stunning work of non-fiction on art, life and the craft of writing

      The Scent of Flowers at Night2021
      4.0
    • Europa 28

      Writing by Women on the Future of Europe

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      A being from another time and planet visits Earth, and takes human form for one year, as a European...A young woman’s tyrannical father has arranged her marriage to an influential suitor, but a mythical bull from her dreams comes to her rescue...A group of students in Tallinn’s Freedom Square imagine where the rise in right-wing fascism may have taken Europe by 2050...With so many flare-ups of nationalism and isolationism in recent years, there is a sense that Europe needs to be fixed, or, at the very least, profoundly reconfigured; whether it is to address the grievances of those feeling disenfranchised from it, or to improve social cohesion, or even continue to exist as a democratic transnational entity.Bringing together 28 acclaimed women writers, artists, scientists and entrepreneurs from across Europe, this powerful and timely anthology looks at an ever-changing Europe from a variety of different perspectives and offers hope and insight into how we might begin to rebuild.

      Europa 282020
    • Reiko, et lóurson

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Reiko habitait une île lointaine. La vie y était si rude que ses parents furent obligés de le confier à leurs voisins, le temps de trouver du travail sur le continent. Mais en leur absence, Roni et Maya, qui étaient en réalité des braconniers, décidèrent d'entraîner Reiko dans la forêt bleue pour y chasser des oursons... [4e de couv.].

      Reiko, et lóurson2020
    • The Country of Others

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Where she she once danced, bickered with her sister, her life is now that of a farmer's wife - with all the sacrifices and vexations that brings. Suffocated by the heat, by her loneliness on the farm, by the mistrust she inspires as a foreigner and by the lack of money Mathilde grows restless.

      The Country of Others2020
      3.9
    • Zadig 1

      Réparer la France

      • 190 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Zadig, nouveau trimestriel sous la direction d'Eric Fottorino propose un voyage extraordinaire dans la France d'aujourd'hui.Il s'agit d'offrir aux lecteurs de multiples regards sur la France d'aujourd'hui avec l'objectif de rendre lisible un pays devenu illisible : la FranceLa dimension régionale est illustrée par une carte de la France et de son Outre-mer que Zadig sillonnera numéro après numéroChristian BOBIN, Maylis de KERANGAL, Léonor RECONDO, Hervé LEBRAS, Mona OZOUF, Pierre ROSANVALLON, Leila SLIMANI, Marie DESPLECHIN, Régis JAUFFRET, ainsi que Patrick BOUCHERON qui traite d'un grand livre qui a marqué sur la France, en occurrence " L'identité de la France " de Braudel, ont participé à ce premier numéro.

      Zadig 12019
      4.0
    • Warum so viel Hass?

      Kolumnen und Essays

      Leïla Slimani zählt zu den wichtigsten Stimmen Frankreichs. Ihre Romane sind internationale Bestseller und preisgekrönt. In diesem Band versammelt die in Marokko geborene Goncourt-Preisträgerin sechs ebenso intensive wie provokative Texte, in denen sie die brennenden Fragen unserer Zeit aufgreift: Wie verteidigen wir die Werte der Freiheit, der Toleranz in Zeiten von zunehmendem Rassismus und Fanatismus? Welche Verantwortung trägt ein jeder von uns? »Ich bin Kind all dieser Fremden, und ich bin Französin. Ich bin Immigrantin, Pariserin, eine freie Frau, überzeugt davon, dass man sich selbst behaupten kann, ohne die anderen abzulehnen.«

      Warum so viel Hass?2019
      3.8
    • Sex and Lies

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      The first work of non-fiction in English from the prize-winning and internationally bestselling author of Lullaby and AdeleIn these essays, Leila Slimani gives voice to young Moroccan women who are grappling with a conservative Arab culture that at once condemns and commodifies sex.

      Sex and Lies2018
      4.0
    • Hand aufs Herz

      • 108 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      Auf einer Lesereise in Marokko trifft Leïla Slimani auf Nour, eine junge Leserin, die ohne Tabus über ihre Sexualität und die intimen Tragödien vieler Frauen aus ihrem Bekanntenkreis erzählt. Ausgehend von dieser bewegenden Begegnung beschließt Slimani, sich eingehender mit diesem Thema zu befassen. Sie trifft sich mit einer Reihe verschiedener Frauen und entdeckt durch deren persönliche Geschichten das Drama einer patriarchalen Gesellschaft, die das Verlangen nach Freiheit und Gleichberechtigung unterdrückt. Diese Graphic Novel schildert eindrücklich die komplexe Realität eines Landes, in dem der Islam die Staatsreligion ist, und dokumentiert den Kampf der Frauen für ihre Rechte.

      Hand aufs Herz2018
      4.5
    • From the bestselling author of Lullaby. Her obsessions devour her. She is helpless to stop them... Adele has a seemingly enviable life. She is a respected journalist, living in a flawless Paris apartment with her surgeon husband and their young son. But beneath the veneer of 'having it all', Adele is bored. She begins to orchestrate her life around one-night stands and extramarital affairs, arriving late to work and lying to her husband about where she's been, until her compulsions threaten to consume her altogether.

      Adèle2017
      3.3
    • Lullaby

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      WINNER OF THE DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2019 A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY The baby is dead. It took only a few seconds. When Myriam, a brilliant lawyer, decides to return to work, she and her husband look for a nanny for their two young children. They never dreamed they would find Louise: a quiet, polite and devoted woman who sings to their children, cleans the family's chic Paris apartment, stays late without complaint and hosts enviable birthday parties. But as the couple and their nanny become more and more dependent on each other, jealousy, resentment and suspicions increase, until Myriam and Paul's idyllic domesticity is shattered . . .

      Lullaby2016
      3.3