Sex and Lies
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'Striking' ELLE France'Brave' iNews'Powerful' TLS'Urgent' Evening Standard'Original' CosmopolitanThe first work of non-fiction in English from the prize-winning and internationally bestselling author of Lullaby and Adèle, translated by Sophie Lewis.In these essays, Leïla 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 Morocco's intimate demons and a vibrant appeal for the universal freedom to be, to love and to desire.
CONTRIBUTORS: Leila Slimani, Sophie Lewis
EAN: 9780571355037
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 202 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Faber & Faber
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GENRE: RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
WIDTH: 135 cm
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Book Themes:
Morocco, Gender studies: women and girls, Islamic life and practice, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships
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 her French husband and their two young children.
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'Striking' ELLE France'Brave' iNews'Powerful' TLS'Urgent' Evening Standard'Original' CosmopolitanThe first work of non-fiction in English from the prize-winning and internationally bestselling author of Lullaby and Adèle, translated by Sophie Lewis.In these essays, Leïla 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 Morocco's intimate demons and a vibrant appeal for the universal freedom to be, to love and to desire.
CONTRIBUTORS: Leila Slimani, Sophie Lewis
EAN: 9780571355037
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 202 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Faber & Faber
DATE PUBLISHED:
CITY:
GENRE: RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
WIDTH: 135 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
Morocco, Gender studies: women and girls, Islamic life and practice, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships
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 her French husband and their two young children.
