Marie NDiaye, Charlotte Casiraghi and Rokhaya Niang — CHANEL Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon

The eighth edition of the Rendez-vous littéraires rue Cambon [Literary Rendezvous at Rue Cambon] was held at Dakar’s former Palais de Justice in Senegal, on the occasion of the 2022/23 Métiers d’art CHANEL – DAKAR show. The House of CHANEL and ambassador and spokesperson for the House Charlotte Casiraghi invited writer and 2009 Prix Goncourt winner Marie NDiaye, along with actress Rokhaya Niang. Animated by literary historian Fanny Arama, this encounter dedicated to Marie NDiaye evokes the way literature has offered her access to other worlds, enabled her develop a richer inner life. Together, they also discuss the strong desire Marie NDiaye had to write since her early childhood and the power of vocation. See more at https://www.chanel.com/-YT-Rdvlitteraires23_MN #CHANELRendezvousLitteraires 00:00 Introduction of Marie NDiaye by Charlotte Casiraghi 02:19 Presentation of Rokhaya Niang by Fanny Arama 02:57 Presentation of "La Cheffe, roman d’une cuisinière" 03:23 Reading of "La Cheffe, roman d’une cuisinière" 05:53 On commitment in artistic creation 07:00 The birth of a writer 09:51 On the art of discretion 11:38 On Marie NDiaye’s writing process 12:40 Charlotte Casiraghi’s reading impressions 13:49 Memory and identity in the work of Marie NDiaye 16:32 On Marie NDiaye’s relationship to Africa 18:28 The link between literature and justice 20:26 Marie NDiaye’s relationship to clothing and fashion 21:34 Performance by musician NIX    ➺ For more videos, subscrib