Mary Ndiaye introduced

Marie Ndiaye is a French woman writer who was born in Senegal. The novel Three Strong Women won the 2009 French Gungur Prize for Literature, which is not only the first female writer to win the prize in 10, but also the first black woman to win the prize in10.

Chinese name: Mary Ndiaye

Nationality: France

Occupation: writer

Representative Works: Three Strong Women

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Marie Ndiaye was born and raised in France to a French mother and a Senegalese father. She published her first novel at the age of 17, and has been writing novels and plays ever since. Ndiaye's novel Three Strong Women has been well received by the mainstream media in France. The novel consists of three relatively independent parts, telling the unfortunate experiences of three black women in family, love and immigration.

The Gungur Prize for Literature was established in 1903, which is the most prestigious literary prize in France. Ndiaye has a high voice among the eight finalists. She is not only the first female writer to win an award in 10 years, but also the first black woman to win an award in history.

In 200 1 year, Rosie culp, her seventh novel, won the Fermina Prize. Marie Ndiaye also co-authored the script of the film white material with French female directors claire danes, which was written by the French actress Isabel, who won the Venice film twice. Starring Hupel, she appeared in the official competition unit of Venice Film Festival in September 2009.

Style of works

Mary Ndiaye is a half-breed from Africa. Because of the experience of searching for her father and her special identity in France, her novels have a protagonist seeking identity from the beginning, which makes her create a fascinating and unique world in realistic narration.

External evaluation

Rob Gerye, the representative of French new novels, once commented, "She made me feel a real literary display. This is not my world, but it is indeed a particularly dense, tangible, convincing and desperate world. "

Related awards

The French Gungel Prize for Literature "Gungel Prize for Literature" was established in France on 1903. As early as 1874, the French writer Edmund Goncourt (1822- 1896) stipulated in his will that his legacy should be used as a fund in memory of his younger brother Jules de Goncourt (1830- 1870). Although the prize money is only 50 francs, it has a great influence in the French literary world. For example, Duras' Lover (1984) originally sold 250,000 copies, but after winning the prize, the sales volume rose to 1 10,000 copies.