At the end of the novelat the struggle for independence has become violent. And i wondered whether what your thoughts are as somebody who belongs to this multiple generation of immigrantsof mixethnicity. About the way in which a colonial history travels, or it haunts generations. Because it seems to me, that seems to be a really important partWhat youre todo with this project. Absolutely. You know, the tomotin of colonization is big. It's huge. I wouldn't speak french if my country was not colonized. My destiny would have been completely different,. Maybe i wouldn't have.
In conversation with writer and cultural historian Shahidha Bari, Slimani shared her insights into the impact of colonialism and the ways in which women in particular find themselves othered, politically, culturally and historically. To buy her new book 'The Country of Others' with the Intelligence Squared discount click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/the-country-of-others-leila-slimani-subscribers/
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