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A review by nadia
Self-Portrait in Green by Marie NDiaye
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Well, this was a rather strange, dreamlike, compelling quick read! I picked it up to fulfil a prompt in The StoryGraph's very own 2021 Translation Reading Challenge: "A book written by a Black woman in translation", and this one was wonderfully translated by Jordan Stump.
This is my first ever book by NDiaye — her unconventional memoir that precariously straddles the boundary between fact and fiction. The reader is left to wonder what actually came to pass in NDiaye's life and who the mysterious women in green represent.
I was not sure this would be for me as I'm not one for a lot of ambiguity, but I was mentally prepared and ended up enjoying the journey and the style.
I'm looking forward to trying some of her fiction!
This is my first ever book by NDiaye — her unconventional memoir that precariously straddles the boundary between fact and fiction. The reader is left to wonder what actually came to pass in NDiaye's life and who the mysterious women in green represent.
I was not sure this would be for me as I'm not one for a lot of ambiguity, but I was mentally prepared and ended up enjoying the journey and the style.
I'm looking forward to trying some of her fiction!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide