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Sex and Lies : True Stories of Women's Intimate Lives in the Arab World by Leila Slimani (2020, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143133764
ISBN-139780143133766
eBay Product ID (ePID)6038286210
Product Key Features
Original LanguageFrench
Book TitleSex and Lies : True Stories of Women's Intimate Lives in the Arab World
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWorld / Middle Eastern, Women's Studies, Islam / Rituals & Practice
Publication Year2020
GenreReligion, Political Science, Social Science
AuthorLeila Slimani
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight4.6 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-019483
Reviews"Vivid, at times unbearable testimonies . . . In an act of rare humility and generosity, Slimani offers [these women] what they've been deprived of: a space to tell their stories, to exist." --San Francisco Chronicle "Challenge[s] one of the Arab world's great taboos . . . [and] provides a rare, and perhaps unique, look into a patriarchal Arab society laden with hypocrisy." -- The Times (London) "Fascinating and surprising." -- Elle (France ) "A nuanced and pragmatic reflection on the situation of women in Morocco and in the Arab-Muslim world." --L'Express, "Vivid, at times unbearable testimonies . . . In an act of rare humility and generosity, Slimani offers [these women] what they've been deprived of: a space to tell their stories, to exist." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Potent . . . An ensemble portrait of women drawn together through the force of pressures they all face . . . Slimani keeps a light presence in the interviews, not unlike Svetlana Alexievich's conversations with former Soviet women soldiers." --John Freeman, Lit Hub "A passionate, candid, and convincing narrative of unmasking and revelation." -- Kirkus Reviews "I salute Leila Slimani for writing this important, honest and brave book. . . . As a writer from a Turkish background, I am moved by Slimani's words. The women she talks to could just as well have been Lebanese, Syrian, Jordanian, Palestinian, Iranian, Turkish." --Elif Shafak, New Statesman "Like Adèle did before it, this slim book of impassioned pleas, and of human impulses that resonate, is one step to more women breaking free." -- Evening Standard "Challenge[s] one of the Arab world's great taboos . . . [and] provides a rare, and perhaps unique, look into a patriarchal Arab society laden with hypocrisy." -- The Times (U.K.) "Slimani deserves credit for giving a voice to those for whom 'just being myself is activism.' '' -- The Spectator "A gripping portrait of a society riven by inner conflict, poised on a power-keg of desire." -- The Sydney Morning Herald " Sex and Lies does not lack for passion [and] raises legitimate questions." -- Financial Times "Well executed: the novelist paints vivid portraits of her interviewees." -- Sunday Times (U.K.) "An original book." -- Cosmopolitan (U.K.) "Searing . . . Page-turning." -- AnOther Magazine "Fascinating and surprising." -- Elle (France ) "A nuanced and pragmatic reflection on the situation of women in Morocco and in the Arab-Muslim world." -- L'Express, "Vivid, at times unbearable testimonies . . . In an act of rare humility and generosity, Slimani offers [these women] what they've been deprived of: a space to tell their stories, to exist." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Potent . . . An ensemble portrait of women drawn together through the force of pressures they all face . . . Slimani keeps a light presence in the interviews, not unlike Svetlana Alexievich's conversations with former Soviet women soldiers." --John Freeman, Lit Hub "A passionate, candid, and convincing narrative of unmasking and revelation." -- Kirkus Reviews "I salute Leila Slimani for writing this important, honest and brave book. . . . As a writer from a Turkish background, I am moved by Slimani's words. The women she talks to could just as well have been Lebanese, Syrian, Jordanian, Palestinian, Iranian, Turkish." --Elif Shafak, New Statesman "Like Adèle did before it, this slim book of impassioned pleas, and of human impulses that resonate, is one step to more women breaking free." -- Evening Standard "Challenge[s] one of the Arab world's great taboos . . . [and] provides a rare, and perhaps unique, look into a patriarchal Arab society laden with hypocrisy." -- The Times (U.K.) "Slimani deserves credit for giving a voice to those for whom 'just being myself is activism.' '' -- The Spectator " Sex and Lies does not lack for passion [and] raises legitimate questions." -- Financial Times "Well executed: the novelist paints vivid portraits of her interviewees." -- Sunday Times (U.K.) "An original book." -- Cosmopolitan (U.K.) "Searing . . . Page-turning." -- AnOther Magazine "Fascinating and surprising." -- Elle (France ) "A nuanced and pragmatic reflection on the situation of women in Morocco and in the Arab-Muslim world." -- L'Express
Synopsis"Jaw-dropping . . . Inspiring . . . A haunting and beautifully composed book . . . It blew my mind." --Lisa Taddeo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three Women A fearless exposé of the secrets and lies of women's intimate lives, by the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny, Adèle, and In the Country of Others "All those in positions of authority--politicians, parents, teachers--maintain the same line: 'Do what you like, but do it in private . ' " Leila Slimani was in her native Morocco promoting her novel Adèle , about a woman addicted to sex, when she began meeting women who confided the dark secrets of their sexual lives. In Morocco, adultery, abortion, homosexuality, prostitution, and sex outside of marriage are all punishable by law, and women have only two choices: They can be wives or virgins. Sex and Lies combines vivid, often harrowing testimonies with Slimani's passionate and intelligent commentary to make a galvanizing case for a sexual revolution in the Arab world.
LC Classification NumberHQ18.M8S5513 2020
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