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The Scent of Flowers at Night

a stunning new work of non-fiction from the bestselling author of Lullaby

Leïla Slimani author Sam Taylor translator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton

Published:20th Apr '23

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'A revelation' KATY HESSEL
'Brilliant' OBSERVER

Over one night, alone in the Punta della Dogana Museum in Venice, Leïla Slimani grapples with the self as it is revealed in solitude. In a place of old and new, she confronts her past and her present, through her life as a Moroccan woman, as a writer, and as a daughter. Surrounded by art, she explores what it means to behold and clasp beauty; enveloped by night, she confronts the meaning of life and death.

Translated from the French by Sam Taylor

Slimani's The Scent of Flowers at Night is a revelation - I have never felt more seen by a book, nor have I been so gripped. In such elegant and readable prose, she captures the obsession and joys of writing, and the power of art and words -- Katy Hessel
An utterly compelling exploration of memory, art-making and solitude: what it takes, what it costs, to be a daughter, a woman, who writes. I couldn't put it down. * Tanya Shadrick *
An engaging meditation on literature, death, deracination and tourism -- Lucy Ellmann * Daily Telegraph *
Mesmerising. I inhaled this writer's poetic meditation on time and the creative process -- Sheena Patel
Heartwarming and sad...accessible and endearing...frank and honest...humorous and affirming * Buzz Listings *
Vivid and capable of transporting the reader * The Observer *

ISBN: 9781529399653

Dimensions: 200mm x 132mm x 22mm

Weight: 243g

160 pages