The Country of Others

The Country of Others
Leila Slimani
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Trade Paperback
h216 x 135mm - 336pg
5 Aug 2021 UK
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9780571361625
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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 Mathilde grows restless. As Morocco' s own struggle for independence grows daily, Mathilde and Amine find themselves caught in the crossfire . . . This story of two nations at war, two cultures at loggerheads, and one family torn apart is as tenderly observed as it is devastatingly true.
' Slimani writes devastatingly perceptive character studies. ' - New York Times Book Review ' Leila Slimani is one of literary France' s brightest stars. ' - The Times
Leila 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 humanrights, 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.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780571361625
Published: 5 Aug 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 135mm
Pages: 336

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