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Leïla Slimani tells the story of her own family in her new novel

“In the Country of Others” is the first instalment in a sweeping trilogy set in Morocco

The lie of the land

In the Country of Others. By Leïla Slimani. Translated by Sam Taylor. Penguin; 320 pages; $26. Published in Britain as “The Country of Others”; Faber; £14.99

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