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Friday, May 15, 2026

The Witch (1996) by Marie NDiaye

 Audiobook Review
The Witch (1996)
by Marie NDiaye
Translated by Jordan Stump

   French author Marie NDiaye's 1996 novel about a very domestic witch living in suburban France finally got an English translation (and a nomination for the International Booker Prize) this year.   Like Vengeance is Mine, The Witch blends some genre touches (a female family of witches with varying levels of power) with what is essentially a domestic tale about a suburban housewife abandoned by her teenage daughters and husband in the same week, and how she deals with the situation.  

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