That Simple Mystery: Storytelling
Leïla Slimani

The International Literary Residency "Writing the Prado" program, sponsored by the Loewe Foundation and held at the Museo del Prado, includes a conversation with the writer currently in residence. This session, open to the public, allows attendees to dive into the work of the author in residence, to listen to their thoughts, and to follow a conversation during which the writer shares opinions and creative experiences with their interviewer. John Coetzee, Chloe Aridjis, Olga Tokarczuk, John Banville, and Helen Oyeyemi are the program’s previous authors in residence; this time around, Francophone Moroccan writer and journalist Leïla Slimani is the author in question. Slimani, who has received important awards (among them the Goncourt Prize in 2016 and the Llibreter in 2021), was the editor of the magazine Jeune Afrique between 2008 and 2012 and is the author of critically acclaimed best-selling novels. Slimani will talk with Valerie Miles, editor of Granta in Spanish, about her writing, her approach to art, and the influence of art on her literary work. 

This conversation is part of the “Writing the Prado” program. This literary residency is of special interest, aiming to ensure that the writer in residence stays in close contact with the paintings, sculptures and objects housed at the Museo del Prado as well as with the Museum’s team. The program, which has included well-established authors of essential works, features other writers of international prestige whose publications will also surely leave a lasting impact on literature. 

The event will be broadcast live on our YouTube channel.