Leila Slimani & Mona Eltahawy in Conversation!
Where: Albertine
972 Fifth Ave.
332-228-2238 Price: Free
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In September 2013, Mona Eltahawy published her groundbreaking manifesto Headscarves and Hymens in France (Belfond), and Leila Slimani interviewed her for the French magazine Jeune Afrique. Five years later, the tables will turn when the two women meet again as Leila Slimani, now the author of the international bestseller The Perfect Nanny (Chanson Douce, Gallimard), will be interviewed by award winning writer Mona Eltahawy! Join these two major writers as they discuss their work, the importance of feminism today, and their choice to talk openly about sexuality in conservative cultures.
Building tension with every page, The Perfect Nanny is a compulsive, riveting, bravely observed exploration of power, class, race, domesticity, and motherhood—and the American debut of an immensely talented writer.
Film versions are underway in France and the US. The novel immediately positioned Leila Slimani as a major contemporary French author.
In English. Free and open to the public. No RSVP necessary.
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