Rencontre Littéraire avec Marie NDiaye

Special event with Alliance Française de Seattle in partnership with Villa Albertine and Third Place Books Free RSVP: Rencontre Littéraire avec Marie NDiaye Join the [Alliance Française de Seattle](https://www.afseattle.org/), [Villa Albertine San Francisco](https://villa-albertine.org/), and [Third Place Books](https://thirdplacebooks.com/) for an exclusive conversation and reading with acclaimed author Marie NDiaye about her book La Sorcière, whose 2026 English translation by Jordan Strump was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. The talk will be followed by a public Q&A and a book signing with the author (books will be available for purchase onsite). The event will be moderated by local author Malick Ndiaye. Date: Monday, October 26 Time: 6:30pm - 8pm [Doors open at 6pm] Location: Good Shepherd Center, Chapel Performance Space (4th floor) FREE EVENT, in French with English interpretation