by Leïla Slimani · FOLIO · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782072923470
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In 1944, Mathilde, a young woman from Alsace, falls in love with Amine Belhaj, a Moroccan fighting in the French army. Determined to leave her native Alsace behind, she settles with him in Meknès to start a family. However, disillusionment soon sets in: the lack of money, racism, and humiliations test their relationship. In this country full of contrasts, where independence is demanded but denied to women, Mathilde will fight for her freedom without harming her loved ones.
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.
