Country of Others (eBook)

Leila Slimani (Autor)

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2021 | 1. Auflage
224 Seiten
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
978-0-571-36164-9 (ISBN)

Infos

'A panoramic, ambitious tale.' The Times 'Exceptional.' Salman Rushdie 'Powerful.' Christine Mangan 'Captivating.'Elle 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. From the internationally bestselling author, The Country of Others is perfect for fans of Elena Ferrante, Tracy Chevalier, and Maggie O'Farrell.

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. Leïla is also the chair of the International Booker Prize 2023 judging panel. Born in Rabat, Morocco,in 1981, she lives in Portugal.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.8.2021
• Übersetzer: Sam Taylor
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Märchen / Sagen
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: Adele • Adele Lullaby Sex and Lies Prix Goncourt Winner Prizewinning The Perfect Nanny Chanson Douce Le Pays Des Autres Christine Mangan Tangerine Salman Rushdie Emma Stonex the Lamplighters Claire Messud Le Parfum des fleurs la nuit • Assembly China Room Infinite Country The Mad Women's Ball The Weekend Whereabouts • Elena Ferrante • French fiction fiction in translation Booker Prize International novels in French Morocco Moroccan fiction • Girl Woman Other • Hamnet • Hamnet Swing Time Frantumaglia The Flood The Leopard Should We Fall Behind A Manual for Cleaning Women Americanah Gilead • maggie o'farrell • Neapolitan novels • Neapolitan Quartet My Brilliant Friend The Story of a New Name The Lying Life of Adults Elena Ferrante • Prix Goncourt winner • Salman Rushdie • Still Life Assembly China Room Infinite Country The Mad Women's Ball The Weekend Whereabouts • The Lying Life of Adults • Tracy Chevalier • Victoria Hislop
• ISBN-10: 0-571-36164-1 / 0571361641
• ISBN-13: 978-0-571-36164-9 / 9780571361649