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The Country of Others
Leïla Slimani
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Description for The Country of Others
Paperback.
Alsace, 1944. Mathilde finds herself falling deeply in love with Amine Belhaj, a Moroccan soldier, billeted in her town, fighting for the French.
After the Liberation, Mathilde leaves France, following Amine to Morocco. But life here is unrecognizable to this brave and passionate young woman. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571361625
SKU
9780571361625
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About Leïla Slimani
Leïla Slimani is the first Moroccan woman to win France's most prestigious literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, which she won for Lullaby. 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, she lives in Paris with ... Read more
Reviews for The Country of Others
'Slimani writes devastatingly perceptive character studies.' - New York Times Book Review 'Leila Slimani is one of literary France's brightest stars.' - The Times