Maryse Condé
French Guadeloupean author (1934–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maryse Condé (née Marise Liliane Appoline Boucolon;[3] 11 February 1934 – 2 April 2024) was a French novelist, critic, and playwright from the French Overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. She was also an academic, whose teaching career took her to West Africa and North America, as well as the Caribbean and Europe. As a writer, Condé is best known for her novel Ségou (1984–1985).[4]
Maryse Condé | |
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Born | Marise Liliane Appoline Boucolon (1934-02-11)11 February 1934 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France |
Died | 2 April 2024(2024-04-02) (aged 90) Apt, Vaucluse, France |
Occupation | Novelist, critic, playwright, and academic |
Language | French |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | Sorbonne Nouvelle |
Notable works | Ségou (1984); The Gospel According to the New World (2023) |
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Spouse | Mamadou Condé[1] Richard Philcox[2] |
Condé's writings explore the African diaspora that resulted from slavery and colonialism in the Caribbean.[5] Her novels, written in French, have been translated into English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese.[6] She won various awards, such as the Grand Prix Littéraire de la Femme (1986),[5] Prix de l'Académie française (1988),[5] Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe (1997)[7] and the New Academy Prize in Literature (2018) for her works.[5] She was considered a strong contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature.[8]