Three Strong Women
| Author | Marie NDiaye |
|---|---|
| Original title | Trois Femmes puissantes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions Gallimard |
Publication date | 20 August 2009 |
Published in English | 26 April 2012 |
| ISBN | 978-0857050564 |
Three Strong Women (French: Trois Femmes puissantes) (2009) is a novel by the French writer Marie NDiaye. It won the 2009 Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary award.[1] The English translation by John Fletcher was published in April 2012 in the UK by MacLehose Press, and in August 2012 by Knopf in the USA.
According to the description by Maya Jaggi in The Guardian: "Moving mainly between France and Senegal, this novel explores survival, inheritance and the feared repetition of history – within families, as between peoples. Its three heroines have an unassailable sense of their own self-worth, while their psychological battles have an almost mythic resonance."[2]
Awards and honours
- 2009 Prix Goncourt, winner.[1]
- 2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, one of eight finalists, for the English translation.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Le Prix Goncourt". Académie Goncourt. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ↑ Maya Jaggi, "Three Strong Women by Marie NDiaye – review", The Guardian, 6 July 2012.
- ↑ Press Association (12 June 2014). "Vasquez celebrates book prize win". Irish Independent. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
External links
- Maya Jaggi, "Three Strong Women by Marie NDiaye – review", The Guardian, 6 July 2012.
- Fernanda Eberstadt, "Hopes Spring Eternal - ‘Three Strong Women,’ by Marie NDiaye" (review), The New York Times, 10 August 2012.
- Jessa Crispin, "Marie NDiaye: 'Three Strong Women'" (review), in Kirkus, 4 September 2012.
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