by Marie NDiaye · Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070786541
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«Trois femmes puissantes» is the novel by Marie NDiaye, published by Gallimard in paperback (320 pages, in French).
Norah, Fanta and Khady Demba are the protagonists: the first travels to Africa to reunite with her father; Fanta leaves Dakar and settles in France with her partner; Khady, a young widow, tries to reach Europe. The three resist humiliations and adversities to preserve their dignity, in a story about identity, exile and female strength.
Published in Gallimard's nrf collection, it was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 2009. The cover presents it as a «roman».
For readers of contemporary literary fiction interested in French fiction and stories about identity and female resistance.
Marie NDiaye is a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. She published her first novel, Quant au riche avenir, when she was 17. She won the Prix Goncourt in 2009 for her novel Trois femmes puissantes. Her play Papa doit manger is the sole play by a living female writer to be part of the repertoire of the Comédie française. She co-wrote the screenplay for the 2022 legal drama Saint Omer alongside its director Alice Diop, and Amrita David. In September 2022, the film was selected as France's official selection for Best International Film at the 95th Academy Awards. The English translation of her novel The Witch, by Jordan Stump, was published in 2026 and was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.
