Leila Slimani

My parents were lovers of books, and they raised us in a manner that viewed freedom and subversion as indispensable.

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All fiction is based on truth - 'Madame Bovary' is based on a true story!

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Let's stop hiding behind a pseudo-respect of cultures, in a sickening relativism that's only a mask for our cowardice, our cynicism, and our powerlessness. I, born Muslim, Moroccan, and French, I will say it to you: Sharia makes me vomit.

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