by Marie Ndiaye · Giunti Editore · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788809764705
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«Tre donne forti» is the contemporary fiction novel by Marie NDiaye published by Giunti Editore in 2011, in paperback (320 pages, in Italian).
The novel brings together three stories of women who resist between Africa and Europe. Norah, a lawyer who returns to Dakar to confront her father's past; Fanta, a teacher who emigrated to France and tries to preserve her dignity; and Khadi Demba, a young widow on a desperate migratory journey. All fight to regain control of their lives.
Novel winner of the 2009 Prix Goncourt, originally published in French as «Trois femmes puissantes» and translated into Italian by Antonella Conti.
For those who read Italian and enjoy contemporary literary fiction with female protagonists and themes of migration and resilience.
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.
