Ladivine
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2016
$35.25
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2017
Summary
Longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2016.
Clarisse Riviere’s life is shaped by a refusal to admit to her husband Richard and to her daughter Ladivine that her mother is a poor black housekeeper. Instead, weighed down by guilt, she pretends to be an orphan, visiting her mother in secret and telling no-one of her real identity as Malinka, daughter of Ladivine Sylla.
In time, her lies turn against her. Richard leaves Clarisse, frustrated by the unbr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848666047 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1848666047 |
| Author: | Marie NDiaye, Jordan Stump |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2017 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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Ladivine is a wonder indeed … like a saga that you never want to end because each page reveals new riches .
A work of immense power and mystery … a wild ghost story, rooted in immigration and exile. Perfect, both poignant and strangely hopeful - New York Times
Ladivine is a wonder indeed … like a saga that you never want to end because each page reveals new riches. - LiberationA sumptuously written novel by a writer at the height of her powers. - TeleramaWith its unique phrasing, slow, multi-layered, and each sentence an absolute necessity, Ladivine is a new delight - BiblioObsLadivine is a real jewel… impeccable craftsmanship, refined phrasing that swirls with description, and a bewitching story. All of the author’s talents are on display here. - ExpressMarie NDiaye’s new novel is magnificent. A mesmerising dive into the chaos in the lineage of three women. - LaLibreBelgiqueNDiaye’s manner of writing has often been compared to Proust … Here she has created a world of mystery, dreams, and sensuality in a very controlled style. - World Literature TodayIn this unique book, Marie NDiaye displays tough, brittle lives in majestic style. - Dagens NyheterAbout The Author
Marie NDiaye
Marie NDiaye was born in France in 1967. She published her first novel at seventeen, and has won the Prix Femina (Rosie Carpe in 2001) and the Prix Goncourt (Three Strong Women, 2009). Her play Papa Doit Manger has been taken into the repertoire of the Comedie Fran aise. In 2007, after the election of Nicolas Sarkozy, NDiaye left France with her family to live in Berlin.
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