As a child, i was fascinated by my grandmother's stories. She would sail come in my bedroom and tell us great stories. So i don't know if what i'm telling you to day ilma is fiction or reality. And the truth is, i don't really care. What i care about is to tell you that i was fascinatedby those stories,. I hope that my reader will be too.
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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