Leïla Slimani

Premio Goncourt 2016Myriam, 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.

Ici, c’est comme ça.” Cette phrase, elle l’entendrait souvent. À cet instant précis, elle comprit qu’elle était une étrangère, une femme, une épouse, un être à la merci des autres. » En 1944, Mathil

Adèle parece tener una vida perfecta. Trabaja como periodista, vive en un bonito apartamento en Montmartre con su marido Richard, médico especialista, y con su hijo de tres años, Lucien. Sin embargo,

"Sexo y mentiras" es la voz, fuerte y sincera, de una juventud marroquí que vive amordazada, en una sociedad donde el sexo se consume como mercancía. Desde la infancia, a chicas y chicos se les educa inculcandoles una cohibicion y una verguenza que les marcara de por vida. La mentira es la norma con tal de que el honor, la virginidad y las apariencias sean salvadas. En Marruecos, esta inmensa miseria sexual es utilizada como herramienta de sumision; la ley castiga y proscribe toda relacion sexual fuera del matrimonio. Las mujeres con las que Leila Slimani se entrevista le confiaron sin tapujos su vida sexual. La inmensa mayoria intentan liberarse, en un combate intimo, desgarrador. Frente a la hipocresia social, las jovenes solo tienen una alternativa: virgen o esposa.El ultimo libro de Leila Slimani, autora de Cancion dulce, Premio Goncourt 2016Convencida de que los derechos sexuales forman parte de los derechos humanos, Leila Slimani muestra, en este comprometido libro de testimonios, como la sexualidad es un poderoso medio de control politico.Una mujer cuyo cuerpo se somete al control social no puede cumplir plenamente su papel de ciudadana.En Marruecos hablar de sexo es hablar de politica. En su ultimo libro, Leila Slimani cuenta con sencillez e inteligencia esta realidad diaria, donde la sexualidad...

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PRÉMIO GONCOURT 2016Uma obra magistral sobre o pior pesadelo de quem é pai: a morte dos filhos.Um romance que conquistou a crítica literária internacional e mais de 500 mil leitores em todo o mundo.«

Lorsque Myriam, mère de deux jeunes enfants, décide malgré les réticences de son mari de reprendre son activité au sein d'un cabinet d'avocats, le couple se met à la recherche d'une nouno

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.

SEXE ET MENSONGES, c'est la parole, forte et sincère, d'une jeunesse marocaine bâillonnée dans un monde arabe où le sexe se consomme pourtant comme une marchandise. Les femmes que Leïla Slimani a ren

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...

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 . . .

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 JARDIN DE L OGRE - EDITION SPECIALE

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 partie ensuite a la rencontre de ses lectrices marocaines. De ville en ville, Leïla Slimani a écouté les déchirements d'une société où la femme ne peut être que vierge ou épouse. Où tout ce qui est hors la loi ou hors mariage est nié : prostitution, homosexualité, business de la nuit, protection des riches touristes sexuels et pédophiles, corruption de la police, etc.Début 2016, le lynchage de deux homosexuels puis l'agression de l'actrice du film Much Loved ont illustré le profond malaise d'une société écartelée entre sexe et mensonges.

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

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. The world is opening up and anything feels possible. Work on the pool has just begun and she imagines diving in to cool off from the summer's baking heat.

Monsieur, ce sont des idées bien rétrogrades que vous exposez là. Bientôt les femmes seront médecins, ingénieures, avocates... Aucune nation moderne ne peut se priver de l'intelligence de la moitié d

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