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portada The Cheffe: A Culinary Novel
Type
Physical Book
Year
2021
Language
English
Pages
288
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9781529416794

The Cheffe: A Culinary Novel

Marie NDiaye (Author) · Maclehose Press · Paperback

The Cheffe: A Culinary Novel - Marie NDiaye

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Synopsis "The Cheffe: A Culinary Novel "

"Marie NDiaye is so intelligent, so composed, so good, that any description of her work feels like an understatement" - Madeleine Schwartz, New York Review of Books"Rich, meandering . . . NDiaye excels at luscious, forensic descriptions of the ritualistic preparation of food" - Catherine Taylor, Mail on SundayThe Cheffe is born into an impoverished family in Sainte-Bazeille in south-western France, but when she takes a job working in the kitchen of a couple in the Landes region, it does not take long before it becomes clear that the Cheffe has an unusual, remarkable talent for cooking. She dreams in recipes, she's always imagining new food combinations, she hunts down elusive flavours and aromas, and she soon usurps the couple's cook.But for all her genius, the Cheffe remains very secretive about the rest of her life. She becomes pregnant, but will not reveal her daughter's father. She shares nothing of her feelings or emotions. And when the demands of her work and caring for her child become too much, she leaves her baby in the care of her family, and sets out to open her own restaurant, which will soon win rave reviews and be lauded by all.But her relationship with her daughter will never be easy, and before long, it will threaten to destroy everything the Cheffe has spent her life perfecting.Translated from the French by Jordan Stump.
Marie NDiaye
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Marie NDiaye es una escritora y dramaturga francesa reconocida por sus novelas, cuentos y obras de teatro. Nació el 4 de junio de 1967 en Pithiviers, Francia. Su padre era de origen senegalés y su madre francesa, por lo que desde pequeña estuvo relacionada con diferentes culturas y experiencias familiares.

Comenzó a escribir desde muy joven y publicó su primera novela, Quant au riche avenir, cuando tenía solo 17 años. A partir de ese momento desarrolló una importante carrera literaria y escribió numerosas novelas y obras teatrales. Sus textos suelen explorar temas como la identidad, las relaciones familiares, la discriminación, la soledad y las diferencias sociales.

Una de sus obras más conocidas es Tres mujeres fuertes (Trois femmes puissantes), publicada en 2009. Esta novela recibió el prestigioso Premio Goncourt, convirtiendo a NDiaye en la primera mujer negra en obtener este reconocimiento. La obra presenta las historias de tres mujeres que enfrentan diferentes dificultades y buscan mantener su dignidad y libertad.

Marie NDiaye también ha vivido fuera de Francia y ha continuado desarrollando su carrera literaria internacionalmente. Su estilo se caracteriza por combinar situaciones cotidianas con elementos extraños o misteriosos. Gracias a su trayectoria, es considerada una de las escritoras francesas contemporáneas más importantes.
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