Three Strong Women

Marie NDiaye is a French novelist, playwright, and screenwriter born on June 4, 1967, in Pithiviers, France, to a French mother and Senegalese father; she published her debut novel at age 17 and remains active, with recent works including a 2025 novel and a 2026 English translation longlisted for the International Booker Prize. Her most notable works include Rosie Carpe (Prix Femina 2001), Trois femmes puissantes (Prix Goncourt 2009, the first Black woman to win), and the play Papa doit manger, alongside major awards like the Nelly Sachs Prize (2015) and Austrian State Prize for European Literature (2023). French Le Monde