Sex and Lies
$25.11
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
30 May 2023
Summary
Striking. - ELLE France Brave. - iNews Powerful. - TLS Urgent. - Evening Standard Original. - Cosmopolitan
In 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. In a country where the law punishes and outlaws all forms of sex outside marriage, as well …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571377763 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0571377769 |
| Author: | Leïla Slimani, Sophie Lewis |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 30 May 2023 |
| Weight: | 151g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 10mm |
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Critics Review
‘Slimani trusts in her outrage, in the force of her own voice, and the voices of the women she listens to.’ - Guardian‘This book of impassioned pleas, and of human impulses that resonate, is one step to more women breaking free.’ - Evening Standard
About The Author
Leïla Slimani
Leila Slimani is the author of Adele, Sex and Lies and Lullaby, which made Slimani the first Moroccan woman to win France’s most prestigious literary prize, the Prix Goncourt. A journalist and frequent commentator on women’s and human rights, she is French president Emmanuel Macron’s personal representative for the promotion of the French language and culture. Born in Rabat, Morocco, in 1981 and a citizen of France, she divides her time between Paris, Portugal and international commitments that take her around the globe.
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