• Le pays des autres

  • By: Leïla Slimani
  • Narrated by: Zineb Triki
  • Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (41 ratings)

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Le pays des autres

By: Leïla Slimani
Narrated by: Zineb Triki
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En 1944, Mathilde, une jeune Alsacienne, s'éprend d'Amine Belhaj, un Marocain combattant dans l'armée française. Après la Libération, le couple s'installe au Maroc à Meknès, ville de garnison et de colons. Tandis qu'Amine tente de mettre en valeur un domaine constitué de terres rocailleuses et ingrates, Mathilde se sent vite étouffée par le climat rigoriste du Maroc. Seule et isolée à la ferme avec ses deux enfants, elle souffre de la méfiance qu'elle inspire en tant qu'étrangère et du manque d'argent. Le travail acharné du couple portera-t-il ses fruits? Les dix années que couvre le roman sont aussi celles d'une montée inéluctable des tensions et des violences qui aboutiront en 1956 à l'indépendance de l'ancien protectorat.

Tous les personnages de ce roman vivent dans "le pays des autres" : les colons comme les indigènes, les soldats comme les paysans ou les exilés. Les femmes, surtout, vivent dans le pays des hommes et doivent sans cesse combattre pour leur émancipation.

©2020 Editions Gallimard (P)2020 Editions Gallimard

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Grand Prix de l'Héroïne, Madame Figaro 2020, catégorie roman français

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Très belle lecture! Qui redonne envie de se plonger dans histoire d’une Maroc! Quelle belle écriture

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Great story, average reader, written prob. better

I suppose that I would have enjoyed this book more if I had read it by myself as a written book. The reader is not bad, but she reads in a monotonous, scholarly rythm and lacks expressive power. It's a pity as the book tells the important story of a mixed french-moroccan family caught up in the events leading up to the moroccan independance. It is very well written with engaging characters and descriptions that make you feel their hopes and the challenges they face. Still worth listening to.

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