Leila Slimani

“I am not patriotic or nationalistic, but the French language is like a country where I take refuge when I have nowhere else to go. It consoles me for everything. For me, the language no longer belongs to the colonialists.”

“Authors have a nationality; books do not.”

“Authorities in Rabat believe that if we create a Moroccan character, even in a work of fiction, we are responsible for the image of Moroccan women.”

“I don't listen to music. I know it's weird, and I have no explanation for that. But I never do.”