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    Leïla Slimani: Sense of Self

    Thursday 24 August 20:30 - 21:30

    Leïla Slimani: Sense of Self Book
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    Leïla Slimani’s daring and profound thriller Lullaby was an international bestseller, winning her France's most prestigious literary prize: the Prix Goncourt. She joins the Book Festival this August to discuss two vibrant new works: The Scent of...
     

    Hirondina Joshua, Lucía Asué Mbomío Rubio & Leïla Slimani: Celebrating African Heritage and Empowering Women

    Friday 25 August 10:45 - 11:45

    Hirondina Joshua, Lucía Asué Mbomío Rubio & Leïla Slimani: Celebrating African Heritage and Empowering Women Book
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    How best to give voice to the experiences of people in different countries across the African continent? Today we welcome three authors: Lucía Asué Mbomío Rubio, a novelist and journalist of Equatorial Guinean descent; Mozambican poet, writer and...