Andrew Asibong’s 'Marie NDiaye: Blankness and Recognition' is the authoritative study of one of France’s most intriguing and pioneering contemporary authors, indeed of an author whose work compels us at every turn to rethink the ways in which identity, literature, and nationality have heretofore been conceptualized. Dominic Thomas, UCLA A highly intelligent and distinguished book that will be seen ... Read moreas a milestone in the well-deserved critical recognition of a major writer. Michael Sheringham Andrew Asibong’s erudite and spirited book will be a landmark in studies of Marie NDiaye’s writing. Asibong writes with verve, and with an involvement which is contagious. His book is the product of a fervent personal engagement with the unnerving cruelty of NDiaye’s vision. He is courageous enough to let this surface in ways which serve only to strengthen the value of his study and the pleasure to be derived from it. It seems fitting that the first extended monograph on this major writer should offer such a sharply responsive account of her work, and that its own winning obsessiveness should match that of its subject. Shirley Jordan, Modern Language Review Marie Ndiaye: Blankness and Recognition is a beautifully written book, obviously inspired, with analysis which makes you want to read all of the work of Ndiaye. Lydie Moudileno, French Review 'Marie NDiaye: Blankness and Recognition is an essential read for anyone who studies or intends to work on NDiaye’s dark, disturbing, but also appealing literary production.' Katarzyna Peric, Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature Show Less