Leïla Slimani
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Leïla Slimani A City Arts Literary Salon in conversation with Nadja Spiegelman Tuesday, September 29, 2026 7:30pm Pacific Time KQED Broadcast: 10/25/2026, 10/27/2026, 10/28/2026 Venue: Sydney Goldstein Theater Tickets Sold Out! Leïla Slimani, a critically acclaimed French-Moroccan novelist, celebrates I’ll Take the Fire , the last in her trilogy of novels based on her family’s roots in revolutionary Morocco. She weaves the brilliant story of one woman’s global search for freedom and purpose. Leïla Slimani is a critically acclaimed French-Moroccan novelist, journalist, and cultural figure whose work has made her one of the most influential voices in contemporary francophone literature. She is the author of The Perfect Nanny, for which she became the first Moroccan woman to win France’s most prestigious literary prize, the Goncourt . Her other books include Adèle , Sex and Lies , In the Country of Others , and Watch Us Dance , which are the first and second parts of a trilogy of novels b
