Marie NDiaye

Marie NDiaye (born 4 June 1967 in Pithiviers, Loiret) is a French novelist and playwright. She published her first novel, Quant au riche avenir, when she was 17. She won the Prix Goncourt in 2009. Her play Papa doit manger is the sole play by a living female writer to be part of the repertoire of the Comédie française.