Marie NDIAYE An author from France writing in French

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Marie NDiaye was born in Pithiviers, France, in 1967 and spent her childhood with her French mother. Her father was Senegalese. She was educated at primary and secondary level in France. Marie studied linguistics at the Sorbonne and obtained a grant from the French Academy which enabled her to stay in the Villa Médicis in Rome. She started writing when she was about 12 or 13 years old and was only 18 when her first work was published. In 2001 Marie NDiaye was awarded the prestigious "Femina" literary prize for her novel Rosie Carpe.

Publications

Quant au riche avenir [Regarding the rich future]. Paris: Editions de Minuit, 1985. (116p.). ISBN 2 7073 1995 0. Novel.

Comédie classique [Classical comedy]. Paris: POL, 1987. (105p.). ISBN 2 86744 082 2. Novel. [This novel is narrated in one long sentence].

La Femme changée en bûche [The Woman turned into a log]. Paris: Les Editions de Minuit, 1989. (157p.). ISBN 2 7073 1285 1. Novel.

En famille [Among family]. Tunbridge Wells, Kent : Angela Royal Pub., 1997. Novel.

Un Temps de saison [A time of the year]. Paris: Editions de Minuit, 1994. (144p.). ISBN 2 7073 1474 9. Novel.

La Sorcière [The Witch]. Paris: Editions de Minuit, 1996. (144p.). ISBN 2 7073 1569 9. Novel.

Hilda. Paris: Editions de Minuit, 1999. (91p.). ISBN 2 7073 1661 X. Play.

La Naufragée [Shipwrecked]. Charenton (France): Flohic Editions, 1999. (96p.). ISBN 2 84234 062 0. [Illustrations de J. M. W. Turner]. Text.

Rosie Carpe. Paris: Editions de Minuit, 2001. (339p.). ISBN 2 7073 1740 3. Novel.

Providence. Chambéry: Editions Comp'Act, 2001. (63p.). ISBN 2 87661 241 0. Theatre.

Papa doit manger [Daddy has to eat]. Paris: Editions de Minuit, 2003. (96p.). ISBN 2 7073 1798 5. Novel.

Les Serpents [The snakes]. Paris: Editions de Minuit, 2004. (92p.). ISBN 2 7073 1856 6. Theatre.

Tous mes amis [All my friends]. Paris: Editions de Minuit, 2004. (176p.). ISBN 2 7073 1859 0. Short stories.

Rien d'humain [Nothing human]. Besançon : Les Soleils Intempestifs, Editions, 2004. (48p.). ISBN 2-84681-095-8. Theatre.

Autoportrait en vert [Self-portrait in green]. Paris: Editions Mercure de France, 2005. (104p.). ISBN 2 7152 2481 8. Récit. [With illustrations].

Mon cœur à l'étroit. Paris: Gallimard, 2007. (299p.). ISBN: 978 2 07 077457 9. Novel.

Puzzle. Paris: Gallimard, 2007. (170p.). ISBN: 978 2 07 078183 6. Theatre.. [Co-author Jean-Yves Cendrey].

Marie NDiaye has also published children's literature.

Editor (jvolet@cyllene.uwa.edu.au)
The University of Western Australia/French
Created: 29 July 1997
Last Modified: 17 April 2007
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