The Fundación Tres Culturas is collaborating in the twelfth edition of Hay Festival Segovia with the French-Moroccan author Leila Slimani, winner of the 2016 Goncour Prize.
Conversation with Leila Slimani
Event 34 : Wednesday, 20 September 2016 : 7.30 p.m.
Event Venue: Santa Cruz la Real Campus, IE University, Chapter House.
Leïla Slimani, a journalist and writer of Moroccan origin, has lived in France since her university days. After several years of journalism, she decided to devote herself entirely to literature, and with her first novel -Dans le jardin de l'ogre (2014), which deals with the subject of female sexual addiction - receives unanimous critical acclaim. Sweet songhis second novel, consolidates Slimani's literary career by winning the 2016 Goncourten Prize. On this occasion, he talks to Isabel NavarroThe poet, editor-in-chief of 'Mujer Hoy', and poet, on her work, literary inspiration and influences. Presented by Nicolas Kassianides, director of the Institut Français in Spain.
Photograph by Helie Gallimard.
CO-ORGANISED WITH THE THREE CULTURES FOUNDATION AND THE COLLABORATION OF THE MINISTRY IN CHARGE OF MOROCCANS LIVING ABROAD AND MIGRATION AFFAIRS OF MOROCCO, THE INSTITUT FRANÇAIS AND THE FRENCH EMBASSY IN SPAIN, AC/E (ACCIÓN CULTURAL ESPAÑOLA) AND PERNOD RICARD.
More information at this link to Hay Festival.
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- Conversation with Leila Slimani. Thursday, 21 September at 21:00 h.
- In the library Fátima Mernissi you can find all the works of Leila Slimani published in English.
- The Tres Culturas library has a lot of 30 copies of his published work 'Canción dulce' (Cabaret Voltaire) for collective loans.
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