by Leïla Slimani · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782072764929
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«Chanson douce» is the novel by Franco-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, published by Folio in paperback (256 pages, in French).
The work follows Myriam and Paul, a Parisian couple who hire Louise as a nanny for their children. The dependence that develops between the family and the caregiver leads to a suffocating relationship, in a novel that explores motherhood, class differences, and power relations.
Goncourt Prize 2016. Originally published in 2016 and reissued by Folio in 2018.
Leïla Slimani is a French-Moroccan writer and journalist. She is also a French diplomat in her capacity as the personal representative of the French president Emmanuel Macron to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. In 2016, she was awarded the Prix Goncourt for her novel Chanson douce.
