Quote of the day
Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
Marie NDiaye
Born: June 4, 1967 (age 56)
Bio: Marie NDiaye is a French novelist and playwright. She published her first novel, Quant au riche avenir, when she was 17. She won the Prix Goncourt in 2009. Her play Papa doit manger is the sole play by a living female writer to be part of the repertoire of the Comédie française.
Known for:
- Three Strong Women (2009)
- Ladivine: A Novel (2016)
- Rosie Carpe (2001)
- Self-Portrait in Green (2005)
- All My Friends (2013)