Leila Slimani spent a night alone in the Punta della Dogana, a contemporary art museum in Venice, as part of an invitation from the collector François Pinault. She writes about the experience of being locked in with the artworks, about fear, solitude, memory, and the pull of sleeplessness, and mixes the story with reflections on her childhood in Morocco and on writing.
It suits readers of short, personal literary essays. It is a spare book about being alone with art and with oneself.
Inward-looking and thought-provoking; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Empathetic Explorer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2021
- Publisher
- Stock
- Language
- FR
