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Marie NDiaye
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Marie NDiaye

How to pronounce Marie NDiaye: mah-REE en-JYI (rhymes with 'eye')

Marie NDiaye Biography

Marie NDiaye was born in Pithiviers, France. She is the author of Rosie Carpe, winner of the Prix Femina, and of Three Strong Women, winner of the Prix Goncourt. Her recent novel, Vengeance is Mine, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. She is also the recipient of the Gold Medal in the Arts from the Kennedy Center International Committee on the Arts. She lives in Paris.



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