by Maryse Condé · DIDIER (FRANCES) · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782278076352
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«Le cœur à rire et à pleurer» is Maryse Condé's book of memories, published by Didier in paperback (160 pages, in French).
The book brings together autobiographical stories ranging from Maryse Condé's childhood in Guadeloupe in the 1950s to her early university years in Paris. The author, the youngest daughter of a large family from the Black bourgeoisie of Pointe-à-Pitre, evokes love, friendship, racism and nostalgia until she discovers her vocation as a writer.
Originally published in 1999 and winner of the Prix Marguerite Yourcenar, the work belongs to the Mondes en VF collection and includes a downloadable MP3 audio version.
For B2-level French students and readers interested in contemporary francophone literature.
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).
