Leila Slimani on the Paradox of Success @otherppl

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Leila Slimani on family, identity, rebellion, and postcolonial Morocco in her novel WATCH US DANCE.

From Episode 845, my conversation with acclaimed Moroccan-French novelist Leila Slimani, author of WATCH US DANCE (Viking), translated by Sam Taylor.

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