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Leïla Slimani

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French-Moroccan writer and journalist

WritersBorn 1981 · age 44
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Leïla Slimani is a French-Moroccan writer and journalist. She is also a French diplomat in her capacity as the personal representative of the French president Emmanuel Macron to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. In 2016, she was awarded the Prix Goncourt for her novel Chanson douce.

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Leïla Slimani
said · 2016
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You only have to travel around the world, especially in Africa for example or in the Maghreb, to see how much of an appetite there is for French.

2016 Goncourt Prize winner Leïla Slimani appointed Macron's representative for the Francophonie, By Geoffroy Clavel, retrieved on 6/11/2017

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Leïla Slimani
said · 2016
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My first mission will be to de-age the very notion of Francophonie, to restore its luster, its youth, its dynamism.

2016 Goncourt Prize winner Leïla Slimani appointed Macron's representative for the Francophonie, By Geoffroy Clavel, retrieved on 6/11/2017

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Leïla Slimani
said · 2021
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I speak French, English and an Arabic dialect. This is something that is very natural for me and that I don’t think about.

The more languages we speak the more humanity we gain, retrieved on /03/2021

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Awards 5

2022Knight of the National Order of Merit
2021Premi Llibreter de narrativa
2017Officer of Arts and Letters
2017Out d'or
2016Prix Goncourt

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About this person

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
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Dates
Born 1981 · age 44
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28 languages

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