Culture | Land and freedom
Leïla Slimani tells the story of her own family in her new novel
“In the Country of Others” is the first instalment in a sweeping trilogy set in Morocco
In the Country of Others. By Leïla Slimani. Translated by Sam Taylor. Penguin; 320 pages; $26. Published in Britain as “The Country of Others”; Faber; £14.99
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