
The Devil is in the Detail and other writings
by Leila Slimani
Liverpool University Press
Published on 1. September 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-80207-885-5 (ISBN)
Description
"It's probably his age that makes the worrying worse. But he can't help picking up on every detail that ruins his day, stoking his unease and filling him with fear and shame. After dinner he gathers up the empty wine bottles, shoves them in rubbish bags and drives two kilometres to dump them in a bin. He's worried about being denounced by that red-haired guy who monitors the parking in his street, the one who's let his beard grow and calls the girls at the private school bitches and whores. "We should marry them off whether they like it or not, right professor?" Amine does not reply. Amine says nothing." Leila Slimani
This collection brings together three short volumes of work by Goncourt-winning author Leila Slimani. The stories and essays in The Devil is in the Detail approach questions close to Slimani's heart: Islam and fundamentalism, the importance of literature, and Paris as a symbol of freedom and tolerance. On Writing is an illuminating dialogue in which Slimani discusses her writing approach and techniques, and My Heroine: Simone Veil is a homage to Veil, a feminist pioneer who fought tirelessly for women's rights. From everyday restrictions to national tragedies, Slimani grapples with important and eternal issues, and is unafraid to face them head on.
This collection brings together three short volumes of work by Goncourt-winning author Leila Slimani. The stories and essays in The Devil is in the Detail approach questions close to Slimani's heart: Islam and fundamentalism, the importance of literature, and Paris as a symbol of freedom and tolerance. On Writing is an illuminating dialogue in which Slimani discusses her writing approach and techniques, and My Heroine: Simone Veil is a homage to Veil, a feminist pioneer who fought tirelessly for women's rights. From everyday restrictions to national tragedies, Slimani grapples with important and eternal issues, and is unafraid to face them head on.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80207-885-5 (9781802078855)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Helen Vassallo is Associate Professor of French and Translation at the University of Exeter.
Translation
Content
Introduction
"A shared story, full of humanity": Freedom and commitment in Leila Slimani's writing
The Devil is in the Detail
The Devil is in the Detail
An army of pens
Waiting for the Messi-ah
One soldier, one citizen
Our gods and our homelands
Elsewhere
On Writing
My Heroine: Simone Veil
"A shared story, full of humanity": Freedom and commitment in Leila Slimani's writing
The Devil is in the Detail
The Devil is in the Detail
An army of pens
Waiting for the Messi-ah
One soldier, one citizen
Our gods and our homelands
Elsewhere
On Writing
My Heroine: Simone Veil