French author Leila Slimani drafted for Paris Olympics role

For the Olympics opening ceremony, Slimani promised 'joy, emulation, movement, excitement and sparkle, and not only those famous philosophical values that France displays sometimes with a bit too much self-assurance.' Photo: AFP

Best-selling author Leila Slimani and Fanny Herrero, the acclaimed writer of the French TV series Call My Agent, revealed in an interview on Tuesday that they have been collaborating on the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.

Slimani, the Franco-Moroccan author of Lullaby, a book about a killer nanny, called it a "huge honour" to be asked to take part having arrived in France as an 18-year-old.