Overview
Region
North Africa
Morocco
Era
Contemporary
Language
French
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
Opening with the murder of two children by their nanny, the novel unspools backwards to reveal how a Parisian family arrived at catastrophe, a searing examination of class, race, motherhood, and the invisible labor of care.
Literary Significance
Won the Prix Goncourt 2016, France's highest literary prize; international bestseller