Leïla Slimani

Nacidas en los años ochenta, Mia e Inès pertenecen a la tercera generación de los Belhach. Como su abuela Mathilde, su madre Aicha o su tía Selma, buscan ser libres, cada una a su manera, en el exili

1968. Gracias a su tesón, Amín ha conseguido convertir sus tierras áridas en una finca floreciente. Ahora pertenece a una nueva burguesía que prospera, organiza fiestas y se divierte: contempla el porvenir con optimismo. A su esposa Mathilde, en cambio, todo ese bienestar material no logra arrancarle la certeza de haber perdido los mejores años de su vida durante la guerra y, luego, cuidando de la casa y de Aicha y Selim, sus hijos. Pero al Marruecos independiente le cuesta consolidar su nueva identidad, a caballo entre el arcaismo y la ilusoria tentacion de la modernidad occidental, entre la obsesion por la imagen que uno da de si mismo y las heridas de la verguenza. En ese agitado periodo, que oscila entre la represion y el hedonismo, los jovenes deberan pronunciarse, hallar su voz y su camino. Miradnos bailar es la continuacion de un vibrante y emotivo fresco familiar, cuajado de personajes inolvidables, en el que Leila Slimani conjuga magistralmente lo intimo y lo politico, lo psicologico y lo social.

Nacidas en los años ochenta, Mia e Inès pertenecen a la tercera generación de los Belhach. Como su abuela Mathilde, su madre Aicha o su tía Selma, buscan ser libres, cada una a su manera, en el exili

Myriam, madre de dos niños, decide reemprender su actividad laboral en un bufete de abogados a pesar de las reticencias de su marido. Tras un minucioso proceso de selección para encontrar una niñera, se deciden por Louise, que rapidamente conquista el corazon de los niños y se convierte en una figura imprescindible en el hogar. Pero poco a poco la trampa de la interdependencia va a convertirse en un drama. Con un estilo directo, incisivo y tenebroso en ocasiones, Leila Slimani despliega un inquietante thriller donde, a traves de los personajes, se nos revelan los problemas de la sociedad actual, con su concepcion del amor y de la educacion, del sometimiento y del dinero, de los prejuicios de clase y culturales. Cancion dulce gano el Premio Goncourt 2016.

En 1944, Mathilde, una joven alsaciana, se enamora de Amín Belhach, combatiente marroquí en el ejército francés durante la II Guerra Mundial. Tras la Liberación, el matrimonio viaja a Marruecos y se establece en Meknes, ciudad en la zona del Protectorado de Francia con una importante presencia de militares y colonos. Mientras el intenta acondicionar la finca heredada de su padre, unas tierras ingratas y pedregosas, ella se sentira muy pronto agobiada por el ambiente rigorista de Marruecos. Sola y aislada en el campo, con su marido y sus dos hijos, padece la desconfianza que inspira como extranjera y la falta de recursos economicos. ¿Dara sus frutos el trabajo abnegado de este matrimonio? Los diez años en los que trascurre la novela coinciden con el auge ineludible de las tensiones y violencia que desembocaran en 1956 en la independencia de Marruecos.Todos los personajes habitan en el pais de los otros: los colonos, la poblacion autoctona, los militares, los campesinos o los exiliados. Las mujeres, sobre todo, viven en el pais de los hombres y deben luchar constantemente por su emancipacion.

«Louise ? Quelle chance vous avez d’être tombés sur elle. Elle a été comme une seconde mère pour mes garçons. Ça a été un vrai crève-cœur quand nous avons dû nous en séparer. Pour tout vous dire, à l

XXII PREMI LLIBRETER 2021«És una gran novel·la sobre la descolonització, sobre la incomprensió i la intolerància.» — France InterEl 1944 la Mathilde, una jove alsaciana, s’enamora de l’Amine Belhaj,

Mehdi se sécha, enfila un tee-shirt propre et un pantalon de toile, et il chercha au fond de sa sacoche le livre qu'il avait acheté pour sa fille. Il poserait sa main sur son épaule, il lui sourirait et lui ordonnerait de ne jamais se retourner. "Mia, va-t'en et ne rentre pas. Ces histoires de racines, ce n'est rien d'autre qu'une maniere de te clouer au sol, alors peu importent le passe, la maison, les objets, les souvenirs. Allume un grand incendie et emporte le feu. "" Enfants de la troisieme generation de la famille Belhaj, Mia et Ines sont nees dans les annees 1980. Comme leur grand-mere Mathilde, leur mere Aicha ou leur tante Selma, elles cherchent a etre libres chacune a sa façon, dans l'exil ou dans la solitude. Il leur faudra se faire une place, apprendre de nouveaux codes, affronter les prejuges, le racisme parfois. Leila Slimani acheve ici de façon splendide la trilogie du Pays des autres, fresque familiale emportee par une poesie vigoureuse et un souffle d'une grande puissance.

A panoramic, ambitious tale.The TimesExceptional. Salman RushdiePowerful. Christine ManganCaptivating.Elle1944. 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 farmers 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 Moroccos struggle for independence intensifies, Mathilde and her husband find themselves caught in the crossfire.From the internationally bestselling author, The Country of Others is perfect for fans of Elena Ferrante, Tracy Chevalier, and Maggie OFarrell.

Engrossing.Mail on SundayA powerful and compelling family saga.CHRISTINE MANGANBeautifully atmospheric. Financial Times FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LULLABY Morocco, 1968. The air is electric. Anything feels possible, and Mathilde is determined to celebrate it. Doesnt she have the right to enjoy life, after dedicating her best years to the war and then to this farm?Looking out at her elegant garden, Mathilde reflects on all she has achieved. Now in a newly independent country intoxicated by its own sense of freedom, she yearns for a radiant future.But her babies are now grown up, and Mathilde is about to learn that life can take wild and unexpected turns.Acclaim for The Country of Others:A panoramic, ambitious tale.The TimesExceptional.SALMAN RUSHDIECaptivating.Elle I loved it and didnt want it to end. CLAIRE MESSUDAs wild and lush as a wildflower meadow.Observer

The number-one bestseller and winner of the Prix Goncourt - set in contemporary Paris, a compulsive, riveting and bravely observed exploration of power, class, race, domesticity and motherhood.The baby is dead. It only took a few seconds.When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer, decides to return to work after having children, she and her husband look for the perfect caretaker 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 apartment in Paris''''s upscale tenth arrondissement, stays late without complaint and is able to host enviable birthday parties.The couple and nanny become more dependent on each other. But as jealousy, resentment and suspicions increase, Myriam and Paul''''s idyllic tableau is shattered...

StrikingELLE FranceBraveiNewsPowerfulTLSUrgentEvening StandardOriginalCosmopolitanThe first work of non-fiction in English from the prize-winning and internationally bestselling author of Lullaby and Adele, translated by Sophie Lewis.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 as homosexuality and prostitution, women have only two options for their sexual identities: virgin or wife. Sex and Lies is an essential confrontation with Moroccos intimate demons and a vibrant appeal for the universal freedom to be, to love and to desire.

From the bestselling author of LullabyRiveting.Evening StandardExplosive.Mail on SundayThrilling.Sunday TimesA must-read.VogueHer 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 shes been, until her compulsions threaten to consume her altogether.

"A tensão latente em cada página aquece aos poucos a análise da burguesia, até ser dinamitada por um impulso de violência instintiva."Apesar da relutância do marido, Myriam, mãe de duas crianças pequ

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Adele appears to have the perfect life. She is a successful journalist in Paris who lives in a chic apartment with her surgeon husband and their young son. But beneath the veneer of 'having it all', she is bored - and consumed by an insatiable need for sex, whatever the cost. Struggling to contain the twin forces of compulsion and desire, she begins to orchestrate her life around her one night stands and extramarital affairs, arriving late to work and lying to her husband about where she's been, until she becomes ensnared in a trap of her own making. An erotic and daring story - with electrically clear writing - Adele will captivate readers with its exploration of addiction, sexuality, and one woman's quest to feel alive.

Dans le livre Dans le jardin de l''ogre (Gallimard, 2014), Adèle, jeune épouse et mère de famille, sombrait dans l''addiction sexuelle. Un roman cru et audacieux sous la plume d''une jeune musulmane

Nel 1944, durante la guerra, Mathilde, una giovane alsaziana, sinnamora di Amin, un soldato marocchino che combatte nellesercito francese contro loccupazione nazista. Lui e affascinato dalla vitalita e dalla liberta di Mathilde; lei e sedotta dalla bellezza e dalla sensibilita delluomo. Al termine della guerra decidono di sposarsi e di trasferirsi nei dintorni di Meknes, in Marocco, dove Amin aveva ereditato un terreno che sognava di trasformare in una fattoria moderna. Ma limpatto con la nuova realta e traumatico per entrambi. Mathilde deve imparare a vivere in un mondo fatto di regole che non comprende e non condivide, mentre Amin scopre a sue spese che non e facile essere un proprietario terriero ne un marito moderno e liberale in un paese come il suo. Nonostante le difficolta e i contrasti, il loro amore e la dedizione ai figli, Aisha e Selim, prevalgono anche quando, con lesplodere della lotta per lindipendenza del Marocco, la Storia torna a bussare alla loro porta. Tutti, in questa storia, vivono nel paese degli altri. Ci vivono i coloni francesi ospiti indesiderati dei marocchini che, a loro volta, sopportano a fatica il giogo degli europei. Ci vivono i soldati, costretti ad operare in un territorio ostile, cosi come i contadini che lavorano una terra che non appartiene a loro. Ma sono soprattutto le donne, costrette a vivere nel paese degli uomini, a dover lottare per la loro emancipazione.

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

Looking out at her garden, the roses - brought in from Marrakech - have bloomed and their sweet, fresh scent pervades the garden. Anything feels possible, and she is determined to celebrate it. Don't they have the right to enjoy life, after dedicating their best years to the war and then to this farm?Only Mathilde is blissfully unaware of what this new chapter of Moroccan history means for her family, the country and its future.Her babies are now grown up, and they are all about to learn how life can take wild and unexpected turns. 'At once richly layered and deceptively simple. I loved it and didn't want it to end.' CLAIRE MESSUD, on The Country of Others'As wild and lush as a wildflower meadow.' Observer, on The Country of Others