Leila Slimani

Despite having written only two novels Leila Slimani is one of France's most famous authors. Her first book Adele shocked readers for breaking taboos about women and sex addiction. Infanticide is the subject of her second novel Lullaby which became a publishing sensation and has been translated into 40 languages. Sarah Montague asks Leila Slimani - what draws her to such dark visions of femininity?