Leïla Slimani

Love that.

Lynette, Leila Slimani's I Take the Fire.

Yes, I am a huge Leila Slimani fan.

We spoke about Slimani's work, I think, last season, if not the season before, of the live streams.

So I'll Take the Fire, for anyone interested, is the third and final installment of Slimani's trilogy about her...

Welcome to City Arts & Lectures, a season of talks and onstage conversations with some of the most celebrated writers, artists, and thinkers of our day, recorded before an audience at the Sidney Goldstein Theatre in San Francisco.

This week, our guest is Leila Slimani, a major voice in contemporary French-speaking literature and journalism.

Slimani immigrated to France from Morocco at the age of 17.

Her books often address themes like freedom, the female body, and desire.

On September 29, 2026, Slimani came to the Sidney Goldstein Theater to talk to Nadja Spiegelman, a culture editor at the New York Times.

The program was presented in association with Villa Albertine, San Francisco, and made possible by the generous support of Chula Reynolds and Sophia Collier.

Join us now for a conversation with Leila Slimani.

Thank you.