Tag: Marie NDiaye

  • US National Book Critics Circle Awards 2023 finalists announced.

    US National Book Critics Circle Awards 2023 finalists announced.

    The National Book Critics Circle Awards 2023 finalists have been announced today, Thursday, January 25, 2024. Here are the writers of African descent on the lists. The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) bestows its awards honouring the best books published in the past year in the United States since 1974. The finalists are nominated, evaluated,…

  • Marie NDiaye’s new novel “The Cheffe” out in October.

    Marie NDiaye’s new novel “The Cheffe” out in October.

    Marie NDiaye’s newest novel The Cheffe, published by Penguin Random House, makes its appearance on the African literary scene on October 29, 2019. Marie NDiaye is one of the most prolific authors from the African continent with novels for children and adults, short stories, plays, and screenplays written in French. Born in France to Senegalese…

  • OkayAfrica picks its top women in African literature 2018

    OkayAfrica picks its top women in African literature 2018

    OkayAfrica has picked its top women for 2018 in a variety of fields. The women who made the list in African literature are Leila Aboulela, Marie NDiaye, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Taiye Selasi, Malebo Sephodi, Koleka Putuma, Upile Chisala, and Nnedi Okorafor. OkayAfrica, founded in 2011, is a digital media platform dedicated to African culture, music and…