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The Scent of Flowers at Night A Stunning New Work of Non-Fiction from the Bestselling Author of Lullaby
*FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LULLABY, AND TRANSLATED BY SAM TAYLOR*
'A revelation - I have never felt more seen by a book, nor have I been so gripped' KATY HESSEL
'An engaging meditation' DAILY TELEGRAPH
In 2019, Leïla Slimani was commissioned by her editor to spend a sleepless night alone in a museum and to document the experience. Here, we find her grappling with the thoughts and ideas that emerge from her solitude as she walks the halls of the Punta della Dogana in Venice, interrogating her life as a woman, a writer and a daughter. In a space where old meets new, she beholds her past and present; surrounded by art, she explores what it means to behold and clasp beauty; enveloped by night, she confronts the meaning of life and death.
'A revelation - I have never felt more seen by a book, nor have I been so gripped' KATY HESSEL
'An engaging meditation' DAILY TELEGRAPH
In 2019, Leïla Slimani was commissioned by her editor to spend a sleepless night alone in a museum and to document the experience. Here, we find her grappling with the thoughts and ideas that emerge from her solitude as she walks the halls of the Punta della Dogana in Venice, interrogating her life as a woman, a writer and a daughter. In a space where old meets new, she beholds her past and present; surrounded by art, she explores what it means to behold and clasp beauty; enveloped by night, she confronts the meaning of life and death.
Biography & AutobiographyCultural, Ethnic & RegionalLiterary FiguresPersonal Memoirs
RELEASED2024
PUBLISHERHodder & Stoughton
LENGTH160
LANGUAGEEN
Leïla Slimani, née le 3 octobre 1981 à Rabat au Maroc, est une journaliste et écrivaine franco-marocaine. Elle a notamment reçu le prix Goncourt 2016 pour son deuxième roman, *Chanson douce.* ---------- Leïla Slimani (born 3 October 1981) is a French-Moroccan writer and journalist. She is also a French diplomat in her capacity as the personal representative of the French president to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.In 2016, she was awarded the Prix Goncourt for her novel *Chanson douce.*
4.0
The Scent of Flowers at Night A Stunning New Work of Non-Fiction from the Bestselling Author of Lullaby
*FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LULLABY, AND TRANSLATED BY SAM TAYLOR*
'A revelation - I have never felt more seen by a book, nor have I been so gripped' KATY HESSEL
'An engaging meditation' DAILY TELEGRAPH
In 2019, Leïla Slimani was commissioned by her editor to spend a sleepless night alone in a museum and to document the experience. Here, we find her grappling with the thoughts and ideas that emerge from her solitude as she walks the halls of the Punta della Dogana in Venice, interrogating her life as a woman, a writer and a daughter. In a space where old meets new, she beholds her past and present; surrounded by art, she explores what it means to behold and clasp beauty; enveloped by night, she confronts the meaning of life and death.
'A revelation - I have never felt more seen by a book, nor have I been so gripped' KATY HESSEL
'An engaging meditation' DAILY TELEGRAPH
In 2019, Leïla Slimani was commissioned by her editor to spend a sleepless night alone in a museum and to document the experience. Here, we find her grappling with the thoughts and ideas that emerge from her solitude as she walks the halls of the Punta della Dogana in Venice, interrogating her life as a woman, a writer and a daughter. In a space where old meets new, she beholds her past and present; surrounded by art, she explores what it means to behold and clasp beauty; enveloped by night, she confronts the meaning of life and death.
Biography & AutobiographyCultural, Ethnic & RegionalLiterary FiguresPersonal Memoirs
RELEASED2024
PUBLISHERHodder & Stoughton
LENGTH160
LANGUAGEEN
Leïla Slimani, née le 3 octobre 1981 à Rabat au Maroc, est une journaliste et écrivaine franco-marocaine. Elle a notamment reçu le prix Goncourt 2016 pour son deuxième roman, *Chanson douce.* ---------- Leïla Slimani (born 3 October 1981) is a French-Moroccan writer and journalist. She is also a French diplomat in her capacity as the personal representative of the French president to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.In 2016, she was awarded the Prix Goncourt for her novel *Chanson douce.*
