Quote of the day
There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.
Marie NDiaye
Born: June 4, 1967 (age 58)
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)