(Andrea Mantovani/The New York Times)Written by Laura CappelleIn the Country of Others,” French-Moroccan author Leïla Slimani’s latest book, is an unorthodox immigration story. She followed it up with “Chanson Douce,” published in the United States as “The Perfect Nanny,” about a murderous caretaker. John Siciliano, her editor at Penguin Books in the United States, said in a phone interview that “The Perfect Nanny” was his introduction to Slimani. (Andrea Mantovani/The New York Times) For inspiration, Slimani turned to American western movies and the novels of William Faulkner, Carson McCullers and Flannery O’Connor. “It was wonderful, but I also realised how indifferent the Moroccan bourgeoisie is to the country,” Slimani said.

Source: Indian Express August 10, 2021 03:46 UTC