Leila Slimani — I'll Take the Fire
Prix Goncourt winner Leila Slimani discusses the daring final novel of her Country of Others trilogy, chaired by editor and critic Sana Goyal.
Why we picked this
The final volume of Slimani's trilogy about a French-Moroccan family across three generations — one of the most ambitious literary projects of the decade reaches its conclusion.
Leila Slimani, the youngest woman to win the Prix Goncourt and the international bestselling author of Lullaby, appears at the Southbank Centre to discuss I’ll Take the Fire, the final installment of her Country of Others trilogy. The series traces a French-Moroccan family across three generations and the political upheavals that reshape their world.
Slimani writes with a precision and emotional intensity that has made her one of the most important voices in contemporary French literature. The trilogy has been praised for its unflinching examination of colonialism, gender, and the compromises demanded by history.
The conversation is chaired by Sana Goyal in the Purcell Room.