Sex and Lies

'' Striking. '' ELLE France '' Brave. '' iNews '' Powerful. '' TLS '' Urgent. '' Evening Standard '' Original. '' Cosmopolitan In these essays, Leila Slimani gives voice to young Moroccan women who are grappling with a conservative Arab culture that at once condemns and commodifies 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

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A collection of poignant testimonies on the condition of women in Morocco... Leila Slimani gives readers one of the secrets of women's emancipation: access to knowledge and the power to share it with other women. Sex and Lies [is] an important book. Ariele Bonte RTL France

Product details

• Authors: Leila Slimani, Leïla Slimani
• Assisted by: Sophie Lewis (Translation), Lewis Sophie (Translation)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 16.03.2023
• EAN: 9780571377763
• ISBN: 978-0-571-37776-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Social interaction, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Religion and Politics, Gender studies: women and girls, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships, Islamic Life & Practice, Islamic life and practice