’Nightisthelandofreinvention,whisperedprayers,eroticpassions.Nightistheplacewhereutopiashavethescentofthepossible,wherewenolongerfeelconstrainedbypettyreality.Nightisthecountryofdreamswherewediscoverthat,inthesecrecyofourheart,wearehosttoamultitudeofvoicesandaninfinityofworlds...’Overonenight,aloneinthePuntadellaDoganaMuseuminVenice,Le簿laSlimanigrappleswiththeselfasitisrevealedinsolitude.Inaplaceofoldandnew,sheconfrontsherpastandherpresent,throughherlifeasaMoroccanwoman,asawriter,andasadaughter.Surroundedbyart,sheexploreswhatitmeanstobeholdandclaspbeauty;envelopedbynight,sheconfrontsthemeaningoflifeanddeath.TranslatedfromtheFrenchbySamTaylor
