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I knew I wanted to write about a nanny, but it was difficult for me to find a narrative rhythm.

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When you live closely with people, you don't see who they really are. In particular, with nannies, they only exist in your home, and when they leave, they don't really exist anymore for you.

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I like to describe my characters as though they were all trapped in a glass box.

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The only way you can know someone is through their actions - you can never know what's going on inside them.

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I had a nanny growing up in Morocco, and my parents encouraged me to put myself in her shoes sometimes.

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I am not patriotic or nationalistic, but the French language is like a country where I take refuge when I have nowhere else to go. It consoles me for everything. For me, the language no longer belongs to the colonialists.

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Authors have a nationality; books do not.

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I, too, am interested in identity and Islam, which is what people expect of us. But one must not write what is expected. It's important for North African writers to show they have other things to say.

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I remember, when I was a teenager, people telling me, 'You know, when you are a mother, you will never feel lonely. You will feel so much love, and you will be fulfilled by this love.' Then I became a mother. And I learnt that is absolutely wrong: you can feel very lonely with your children, even if you love them.

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I think maternal instinct is a male construct that has been used for centuries to keep women in their place, at home.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Writer

Born: October 3rd, 1981

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