La Naufragée

by Marie NDiaye

Cover painting by J.M.W. Turner.

89 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1999

About the author

Marie NDiaye was born in Pithiviers, France, in 1967; spent her childhood with her French mother (her father was Senegalese); and studied linguistics at the Sorbonne. She started writing when she was twelve or thirteen years old and was only eighteen when her first work was published. In 2001 she was awarded the prestigious Prix Femina literary prize for her novel Rosie Carpe, and in 2009, she won the Prix Goncourt for Three Strong Women.

Reviews

[Ami Furness · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just phenomenal. A sorta whacky version of The Little Mermaid on steroids, playing with the idea of exploitation of subjects, either because of gender or because of their “exotic” race. Plus, the fish-woman got revenge in the end so I was happy !!!!