In the Country of Others by Leila Slimani

In the Country of Others by Leila Slimani

The award-winning, #1 internationally bestselling new novel by the author of The Perfect Nanny that "lays bare women's intimate, lacerating experience of war" (The New York Times Book Review)

After World War II, Mathilde leaves France for Morocco to be with her husband, whom she met while he was fighting for the French army. A spirited young woman, she now finds herself a farmer's wife, her vitality sapped by the isolation, the harsh climate, and the mistrust she inspires as a foreigner. But she refuses to be subjugated or confined to her role as mother of a growing family. As tensions mount between the Moroccans and the French colonists, Mathilde's fierce desire for autonomy parallels her adopted country's fight for independence in this lush and transporting novel about race, resilience, and women's empowerment.

Leila Slimani is the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny, which was named one of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year and earned her the distinction of being the first Moroccan woman to win France's most prestigious literary prize, the Goncourt, for her work. She is French President Emmanuel Macron's personal envoy for the promotion of the French language and culture, and was placed #2 on Vanity Fair France's annual list of The Fifty Most Important French Persons in the World. She is a journalist and frequent commentator on women's and human rights. She was born in the Moroccan city of Rabat in 1981 and currently lives in Paris with her French husband and two small children.

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ISBN 13	9780143135982
ISBN 10	0143135988
Title	In the Country of Others
Author	Leila Slimani
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2022-05-10
Number of pages	320
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