Sex and Lies
Sex and Lies
The first work of non-fiction in English from the prize-winning and internationally bestselling author of Lullaby and Adèle, translated by Sophie Lewis. In these essays, Leila Slimani gives voice to young Moroccan women who are grappling with a conservative Arab culture that at once condemns and commodifies sex. In a country where the law punishes and outlaws all forms of sex outside marriage, as well as homosexuality and prostitution, women have only two options for their sexual identities: virgin or wife. Sex and Lies is an essential confrontation with Morocco's intimate demons and a vibrant appeal for the universal freedom to be, to love and to desire.
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The
first work of non-fiction in English from the prize-winning and internationally
bestselling author of Lullaby and Adèle, translated by Sophie Lewis. In these
essays, Leila Slimani gives voice to young Moroccan women who are grappling
with a conservative Arab culture that at once condemns and commodifies sex. In
a country where the law punishes and outlaws all forms of sex outside marriage,
as well as homosexuality and prostitution, women have only two options for
their sexual identities: virgin or wife. Sex and Lies is an essential
confrontation with Morocco's intimate demons and a vibrant appeal for the
universal freedom to be, to love and to desire.