{"product_id":"watch-us-dance-paperback","title":"Watch Us Dance - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeila Slimani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A rich family saga . . . [written with] voluptuous lyricism and emotional precision.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe rebellions within an interracial family play out against the countercultural rebellions of the 1960s in this sexy, stylish, sophisticated new novel by the award-winning, internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Nanny \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIn the Country of Others\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the 1960s, and the air is electric. On the cusp of adulthood, two biracial siblings--one strong-willed and strait-laced, the other free-spirited and self-destructive--search for their place in a newly independent Morocco. But soon they find the ideals of their youth colliding with the realities of racism and corruption, as Moroccans once united against their colonizer make a grab for wealth and influence, and the national spirit of communal celebration gives way to elites telling everyone else to \"watch us dance.\" Drawing on her family's inspiring story, Leila Slimani delivers a tense, provocative, page-turning novel about one family's, and one country's, coming of age in the face of the seductions of power and privilege.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeila Slimani\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Nanny, \u003c\/i\u003e one of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review'\u003c\/i\u003es 10 Best Books of 2018, for which she became the first Moroccan woman to win France's most prestigious literary prize, the Goncourt\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Her other books include \u003ci\u003eAdèle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSex and Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, and the #1 international bestsellers \u003ci\u003eIn the Country of Others \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWatch Us Dance\u003c\/i\u003e, which\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eare the first and second parts of a trilogy of novels based on her family's roots in revolutionary Morocco. Slimani is French president Emmanuel Macron's personal representative for the promotion of the French language and culture, and is the chair of the jury for the 2023 International Booker Prize. She was ranked #2 on \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e France's annual list of the Fifty Most Influential French People in the World. Born in Rabat, Morocco, in 1981, she divides her time between France and Portugal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning translator of more than sixty books from French, including all of Leila Slimani's fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 7.68 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51747697131808,"sku":"9780593493328","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f66b0ff78a332348c4b890208375461e.webp?v=1779899257","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/watch-us-dance-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}