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JAMES FRYER FOR FINANCIAL TIMES LIFE & ARTS

June 13, 2023

James Fryer's latest illustration for the Life & Arts section of the Financial Times newspaper accompanied a review of a new novel titled "Watch Us Dance," by Franco-Moroccan author Leila Slimani. A family saga set in Morocco during a period of seismic change, the story begins in 1968, during Morocco’s violent, tumultuous “years of lead.” The illustration juxtaposes the oppression and brutality inherent to the era with the hope and optimism felt by a recently decolonized nation. The split image also speaks to the problems plaguing the book's interracial family.

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