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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, Leïla 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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Sexuality & Gender in ReligionIndex
Social SciencesTable of contents
- Landing Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword 2020
- Introduction
- Soraya
- Noor
- Zhor
- Faty Badi
- Society on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
- Jamila
- Mustapha
- F
- Malika
- Asma Lamrabet
- A Question of Identity
- Maha Sano
- Abdessamad Dialmy
- Rim
- Sanaa El Aji
- Mouna
- Fedwa Misk
- Samira
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- By the Same Author
- Copyright
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