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Rabat, Morocco
Leïla Slimani (born 3 October 1981) is a Franco-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. Slimani's maternal grandmother Anne Dhobb (née Ruetsch, born 1921) grew up…
Known for
- Je t'aime moi non plus - France-Maroc — Self : Écrivaine franco-marocaine2026
- Pussy, Pleasure, Power! - Female Desire and Pop Culture — Herself2022
- In France with Madonna — Self2022
- Marilyn, a woman of today — self2022
- Beauvoir, l'aventure d'être soi — Self : Writer2021
- Pop féminisme : des militantes aux icônes pop2020
- Quotidien — Self - Guest2016
- Télématin — Self1985
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1981-10-03 ) 3 October 1981 (age 44) , Rabat , Morocco
- Alma mater
- Sciences Po ESCP Europe
- Occupations
- Author journalist
- Known for
- Lullaby (novel)
- Parent s
- Othman Slimani (father), Béatrice-Najat Dhobb (mother)
- Awards
- Prix Goncourt (2016)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Slimani
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Rabat
- Father
- Othman Slimani
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Lycée Fénelon, Paris
- Employer
- Jeune Afrique
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Chanson douce
- Field of work
- journalism
- Genre
- essay
- Image
- Leïla Slimani at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival 14.jpg
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- Leïla Slimani
- date of birth
- 1981-10-03
- name in native language
- Leïla Slimani
- start of work period
- 2018-00-00
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- Art+Feminism
- writing language
- French
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Encyclopedic overview
Leïla Slimani (born 3 October 1981) 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.
Life
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