Premi Flaiano (Flaiano Prizes)
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1994) Winner
Marie NDiaye
マリー・ンディアイ
Marie NDiaye
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1967-06-04 （Pithiviers, Loiret, France）
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Suburbs of Paris (grew up) → Berlin (temporary residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1984-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Prix Femina | Rosie Carpe | — | Prix Femina organization | winner |
| 2009 | Prix Goncourt | Three Strong Women | — | Académie Goncourt | winner |
| 2012 | Grand prix du théâtre (Académie française) | — | — | Académie française | winner |
| 2015 | Nelly Sachs Prize | — | — | Nelly Sachs Prize committee | winner |
| 2023 | Austrian State Prize for European Literature | — | — | Austrian government | winner |
| 2016 | Man Booker International Prize (longlist) | Ladivine | — | Man Booker Prizes | longlisted |
| 2017 | Best Translated Book Award (shortlisted) | Ladivine | — | Best Translated Book Award organization | shortlisted |
| 2018 | International Dublin Literary Award (shortlisted) | Ladivine | — | International Dublin Literary Award organization | shortlisted |
Prix Femina
2001
Work:
Rosie Carpe
Organization:
Prix Femina organization
Result:
winner
Prix Goncourt
2009
Work:
Three Strong Women
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
winner
Grand prix du théâtre (Académie française)
2012
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
winner
Nelly Sachs Prize
2015
Organization:
Nelly Sachs Prize committee
Result:
winner
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
2023
Organization:
Austrian government
Result:
winner
Man Booker International Prize (longlist)
2016
Work:
Ladivine
Organization:
Man Booker Prizes
Result:
longlisted
Best Translated Book Award (shortlisted)
2017
Work:
Ladivine
Organization:
Best Translated Book Award organization
Result:
shortlisted
International Dublin Literary Award (shortlisted)
2018
Work:
Ladivine
Organization:
International Dublin Literary Award organization
Result:
shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Prix Femina
1 appearances
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Edition 98 (2001) Winner
Prix Goncourt
1 appearances
-
Edition 107 (2009) Winner
European Literature Prize (Europese Literatuurprijs)
1 appearances
-
Edition 1 (2011) Winner
Nelly Sachs Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 28 (2015) Winner
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 58 (2023) Winner
Works
Major Works
Quant au riche avenir
1985 NovelEarly novel published when the author was a teenager; her debut work.
Coming of ageFamily
Comédie classique
1988 Novel (experimental)An experimental novel composed of a single sentence spanning roughly 200 pages.
Linguistic experimentationFormal innovation
Rosie Carpe
2001 NovelA story about family and identity; winner of the 2001 Prix Femina.
FamilyAlienationIdentity
Translations
- Rosie Carpe (English translation)
Three Strong Women
2009 Short stories / linked storiesA set of three stories depicting the strength and struggles of women; winner of the 2009 Prix Goncourt.
Female strengthImmigration and diasporaFamily fate
Translations
- Three Strong Women (translated by John Fletcher)
Ladivine
2013 NovelA novel about generations and family history; has appeared on several international prize lists.
Family historyIntergenerational relationshipsMemory
Translations
- Ladivine (English translation)
Vengeance is Mine
2022 NovelA recent novel exploring revenge and the individual's inner life; published in English as well.
RevengeMoralityInterpersonal relationships
Translations
- Vengeance is Mine (English translation)
Bibliography
- Quant au riche avenir (1985)
- Comédie classique (1988)
- La femme changée en bûche (1989)
- En famille (1991)
- Un temps de saison (1994)
- La Sorcière (1996)
- Rosie Carpe (2001)
- All My Friends (short stories, 2004)
- Self-Portrait in Green (2005)
- My Heart Hemmed In (2007)
- Three Strong Women (2009)
- Ladivine (2013)
- The Cheffe (2016)
- Vengeance is Mine (2022)
Adaptations
- Co-writer of the screenplay for White Material
- Co-writer of the screenplay for Saint Omer (2022; selected as France's official Oscar submission)
Translations of Works
- Three Strong Women (English translation)
- Ladivine (English translation)
- The Cheffe (English translation)
- Vengeance is Mine (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Precise, observant proseOccasionally experimental narrative structuresA cool style that explores emotional rupture and absence
- Recurring Motifs
- Family breakdownIdentity and rootsViolence and its aftermathDiaspora and migration experience
Legacy
Marie NDiaye is one of the leading figures of contemporary French literature; she won the 2009 Prix Goncourt and her play 'Papa doit manger' entered the Comédie-Française repertoire. Her work, noted for deep insights into family, identity and violence, has been widely translated and internationally recognized.
In Popular Culture
- The film Saint Omer (2022), for which she co-wrote the screenplay, was selected as France's official submission for the Best International Feature Film category.
Quotes
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“I find that France monstrous. We chose to live in Berlin just after the elections, and that is far from unrelated.”
Source: Les Inrockuptibles (interview, 30 August 2009) (2009)
Trivia
- Published her first novel Quant au riche avenir at age 17.
- Her play Papa doit manger is one of the few plays by a living female writer included in the Comédie-Française repertoire.
- Her brother is the historian/social scientist Pap Ndiaye.
- She co-wrote screenplays for White Material (2009) and Saint Omer (2022).