
Marie NDiaye’s harrowing and subtly crafted novel of a woman captive to a secret shame that ensnares three generations. Translated by Jordan Stump.
By Marie NDiaye
Translated by Jordan Stump
Jordan Stump has translated many authors from French including Marie Redonnet, Eric Chevillard, and Honoré de Balzac.
His translation of Jardin des Plantes by Claude Simon won the 2001 French-American Foundation translation prize, and he was named a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Artes et des Lettres in 2006.
By Marie NDiaye
Translated by Jordan Stump