Three Strong Women by Marie NDiaye

Published 2009 · 328 pages · 85,000 words · about 6 hours at an average pace · Literary Fiction, Postcolonial Literature

How hard is Three Strong Women to read?

Three Strong Women scores 4.6 out of 10 for difficulty, making it moderately challenging.

  • Vocabulary complexity: 4.2 out of 10
  • Sentence structure: 6.2 out of 10
  • Abstract concepts: 4.5 out of 10
  • Information density: 6.0 out of 10

Literary standing

Three Strong Women holds a literary regard score of 7.0 out of 10 on ReadingRate, reflecting its canonical status, critical acclaim, and influence.

About the author

Marie NDiaye