Leïla Slimani Libros

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.

Leïla Slimani gives voice to Moroccan women who are grappling with a conservative Arab culture that at once condemns and commodifies sex. Sex and Lies is an essential encounter with Morocco's sexual hypocrisy and a vibrant appeal for the universal freedom to be, to love and to desire.

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

As she stands at the window, the spring sunshine streaming in, Mathilde reflects on the opportunities before her: it's April 1968 and Morocco is changing. Looking out at her garden, the roses - brought in from Marrakech - have bloomed and their sweet, fresh scent pervades the garden.

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 perspectives and offers hope and insight into how we might begin to rebuild.

'A panoramic, ambitious tale.' The Times 'Exceptional.' Salman Rushdie 'Powerful.' Christine Mangan 'Captivating.' Elle From the internationally bestselling author of Lullaby, The Country of Others is perfect for fans of Elena Ferrante, Tracy Chevalier, and Maggie O'Farrell. 1944. After the Liberation, Mathilde leaves France to join her husband in Morocco. But life here is unrecognisable to this brave and passionate young woman. 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 and by the mistrust she inspires as a foreigner, Mathilde grows increasingly restless. As Morocco's struggle for independence intensifies, Mathilde and her husband find themselves caught in the crossfire.

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 . . .

From the bestselling author of Lullaby'Riveting.' Evening Standard'Explosive.' Mail on Sunday'Thrilling.' Sunday Times'A must-read.' VogueHer obsessions devour her.

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.

Mladá Alsasanka Mathilde sa v roku 1944 zamiluje do Maročana Amina Belhaja, ktorý bojuje vo francúzskej armáde. Po vojne za ním odíde do Maroka. Manželia sa usadia v Meknese, kde sa striktne dodržiavajú pravidlá koloniálnej segregácie. Amin sa pustí do práce na statku a kamenistých poliach a s Mathilde sa im narodia dve deti: Aicha a Selim. Rodina to nemá ľahké, Mathilde dusí atmosféra v Maroku, osamelosť na statku a nedôvera, ktorú vzbudzuje svojím cudzím pôvodom a nedostatkom peňazí. Vzťahy medzi kolonizátormi a marockým obyvateľstvom sú napäté a Amin je v nepríjemnej situácii: zobral si Francúzku, vlastní pozemky a zamestnáva Maročanov, takže miestni ho považujú za kolonizátora, no Francúzi ho ponižujú, pretože nie je jedným z nich. Aicha vyrastá v atmosfére násilia v katolíckej škole, ktorú navštevuje spolu s dievčatami z bohatých francúzskych rodín. Prvá časť románovej trilógie sa končí opäť násilím, ktoré je predzvesťou boja za nezávislosť v roku 1956.