Leïla Slimani Books
Leïla Slimani is a French-Moroccan novelist and journalist, born in Rabat and educated at Sciences Po in Paris. Her novel *Chanson douce*, published in English as *The Perfect Nanny* or *Lullaby*, won the Prix Goncourt…
Leïla Slimani is a French-Moroccan novelist and journalist, born in Rabat and educated at Sciences Po in Paris. Her novel *Chanson douce*, published in English as *The Perfect Nanny* or *Lullaby*, won the Prix Goncourt in 2016. Her other works include *In the Garden of the Ogre* and *The Country of Others*, the first book in a family saga drawing on Morocco’s history. Slimani’s writing explores desire, family life, women’s roles, and the legacies of colonialism.
