by Leila Slimani · Editorial Cabaret Voltaire · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788494443480
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«Canción dulce» is the suspense novel by Leila Slimani, published by Editorial Cabaret Voltaire in paperback (288 pages, in Spanish).
Mother of two children, Myriam decides to resume her career as a lawyer and, to do so, hires Louise, a nanny who captivates the whole family. Coexistence becomes a relationship of dependence with unforeseeable consequences. Leila Slimani weaves a disturbing thriller about family roles, social class and the price of trust.
Winner of the 2016 Prix Goncourt; first edition in 2017. Translation by Malika Embarek López; original title: Chanson douce.
For readers of contemporary fiction and thrillers that explore family and social tensions.
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.
