Sex and Lies

Sex and Lies

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'Striking.' - ELLE France 'Brave.' - iNews 'Powerful.' - TLS 'Urgent.' - Evening Standard 'Original.' - Cosmopolitan n these essays, Leila Slimani gives voice to young Moroccan women who are grappling with a conservative Arab culture that at once condemns and com-modifies sex. In a country where the law punishes and outlaws all forms of sex outside marriage, as well as homosexuality and prostitution, women have only two options for their sexual identities: virgin or wife. Sex and Lies is an essential confrontation with Morocco's intimate demons and a vibrant appeal for the universal freedom to be, to love and to desire. 'Leila Slimani has a knack for breaking taboos. . . Sex and Lies is well executed: the novelist paints vivid portraits of her interviewees.' - The Times 'Slimani trusts in her outrage, in the force of her own voice, and the voices of the women she listens to.' - Guardian

Author: Leila Slimani
Format: Paperback, 176 pages, 129mm x 198mm, 151 g
Published: 2023, Faber & Faber, United Kingdom
Genre: Non-Christian Religions

Vendor: Secondhand Stock
SKU: 9780571377763-SECONDHAND
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'Striking.' - ELLE France 'Brave.' - iNews 'Powerful.' - TLS 'Urgent.' - Evening Standard 'Original.' - Cosmopolitan n these essays, Leila Slimani gives voice to young Moroccan women who are grappling with a conservative Arab culture that at once condemns and com-modifies sex. In a country where the law punishes and outlaws all forms of sex outside marriage, as well as homosexuality and prostitution, women have only two options for their sexual identities: virgin or wife. Sex and Lies is an essential confrontation with Morocco's intimate demons and a vibrant appeal for the universal freedom to be, to love and to desire. 'Leila Slimani has a knack for breaking taboos. . . Sex and Lies is well executed: the novelist paints vivid portraits of her interviewees.' - The Times 'Slimani trusts in her outrage, in the force of her own voice, and the voices of the women she listens to.' - Guardian