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Part of series: In the Country of Others Part 2
Key ideas from the book
- Aicha and Selim search for belonging as children of a Moroccan father and French mother.
- The siblings’ different ambitions bring family tensions and personal rebellion into focus.
- The story places countercultural change in 1960s Morocco against the violence of the years of lead.
- The novel considers how racism and abandonment shape the pursuit of freedom.
- Readers encounter questions of identity, desire, and the people the siblings hope to become.
About Watch Us Dance by Leïla Slimani
Set in Morocco in 1968, Watch Us Dance follows Aicha and Selim, siblings with a Moroccan father and French mother, as they seek their place in a society that does not readily accommodate their biracial identity. Aicha dreams of studying medicine in France; her younger brother, an outsider in his own family, is drawn to the European hippies arriving in Morocco.
Their personal rebellions unfold alongside the countercultural upheaval of the 1960s and the violence of Morocco’s “years of lead.” Slimani’s novel explores freedom, belonging, racism, desire, and the difficult choices involved in deciding who to become. It may appeal to readers interested in modern Moroccan history, family stories, and fiction about social change.
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