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  <title>845. Leila Slimani</title>
  <description>Leila Slimani is the author of the novel Watch Us Dance, available from Viking. Translated by Sam Taylor. Slimani&amp;amp;nbsp;is the bestselling author of&amp;amp;nbsp;The Perfect Nanny,&amp;amp;nbsp;one of&amp;amp;nbsp;The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2018, for which she became the first Moroccan woman to win France's most prestigious literary prize, the Goncourt.&amp;amp;nbsp;Her other books include&amp;amp;nbsp;Adèle,&amp;amp;nbsp;Sex and Lies, and the #1 international bestseller&amp;amp;nbsp;In the Country of Others&amp;amp;nbsp;the first part of a trilogy of novels based on her family's roots in revolutionary Morocco. Slimani is French president Emmanuel Macron's personal representative for the promotion of the French language and culture, and is the chair of the jury for the 2023 International Booker Prize. She was ranked #2 on&amp;amp;nbsp;Vanity Fair&amp;amp;nbsp;France's annual list of the Fifty Most Influential French People in the World. Born in Rabat, Morocco, in 1981, she divides her time between France and Portugal. Sam Taylor&amp;amp;nbsp;is the award-winning translator of more than sixty books from French, including all of Leila Slimani's fiction. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Available where podcasts are available: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, etc. Subscribe to Brad Listi’s email newsletter. Support the show on Patreon Merch @otherppl Instagram&amp;amp;nbsp; YouTube TikTok Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. </description>
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