Adele by Leïla Slimani

Adele by Leïla Slimani

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Summary

Eventually, she completely loses control of her existence. Written in prose of elegant - but never bloodless - neutrality, Leïla Slimani's second novel published in English explores not so much promiscuity as the modern-day pressures that drive Adèle into this perilous loss of self.

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Adele by Leïla Slimani

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... Adèle 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', Adèle 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.
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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ISBN 13 9780571331956
ISBN 10 0571331955
Title Adele
Author Leïla Slimani
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2019-02-07
Number of pages 224
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