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Maryse Condé
AuthorBooks · Second hand1934-2024
Maryse Condé 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).
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About Maryse Condé
Birth
1934
Death
2024
First book
1986
Years writing
40
Maryse Condé 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).
Maryse Condé was a prolific Guadeloupean author who wrote nearly 70 works throughout her life.
Her acclaimed novel I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem is one of her most internationally recognized works.
Beyond her role as a novelist, Condé excelled as a playwright, journalist, and university professor.
Her life was marked by an intense academic and professional career in countries such as Guinea, Ghana, and Senegal.
Much of her work was translated into English by her husband, the translator Richard Philcox.
