Maryse Conde

• Mar-1987
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A powerful novel of Africa's history and the men and women who determined its fate. From the East came Islam. From the West, the slave trade. The battle for Africa's soul had begun...
"A wondrous novel about a period of African history few other w...

• Nov-1989
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This sequel to Segu concerns the 19th-century tribal wars, Islamic conquest and French occupation of the African kingdom, focusing on characters with kinship bonds to the Traore family. ``Male characters supply the dominant points of views; women are...

• Sep-1992
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It is impossible to read her novels and not come away from them with both a sadder and more exhilarating understanding of the human heart. - THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWRapidly shifting between Guadeloupe and Harlem, moving from Haiti's desperate s...

• Jan-1994
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"Stunning...Maryse Conde's imaginative subversion of historical records forms a critque of contemporary American society and its ingrained racism and sexism."
THE BOSTON SUNDAY GLOBE
At the age of seven, Tituba watched as her mother was hanged ...

• Feb-1995
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In this beautifully crafted, Rashomon-like novel, Maryse Conde has written a gripping story imbued with all the nuances and traditions of Caribbean culture. Francis Sancher--a handsome outsider, loved by some and reviled by others--is found dead, fac...

• Nov-1997
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The Last of the African Kings follows the wayward fortunes of a noble African family. It begins with the regal Béhanzin, an African king who opposed French colonialism and was exiled to distant Martinique. In the course of this brilliant novel, Mary...

• May-1999
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Land of Many Colors is set in the fictional city of Fort Pilote in the French Caribbean. It opens with the deaths of a young liberation activist and his mother in 1984. The narrator, a doctor who handles both of these cases, attempts to reconstruct t...

• Jul-2003
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Winner of the 2018 New Academy Prize in LiteraturePrizewinning writer Maryse Condé reimagines Emily Brontë’s passionate novel as a tale of obsessive love between the "African" Razyé and Cathy, the half-Creole daughter of the man who takes Razy...

• Aug-2004
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The deeply prolific and widely celebrated author of such books as Segu and Tales from the Heart, Maryse Condé returns with an unforgettable new novel, Who Slashed Celanire's Throat? Inspired by a tragedy in the late twentieth century, Condé sets th...

• Feb-2007
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One dark night in Cape Town, Roselie's husband goes out for a pack of cigarettes and never comes back. Not only is she left with unanswered questions about his violent death but she is also left without any means of support. At the urging of her hous...

• Jan-2010
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The critically acclaimed, award-winning author of the classic historical novel Segu, Maryse Conde has pieced together the life of her maternal grandmother to create a moving and profound novel. Maryse Conde's personal journey of discovery and reve...

• May-2020
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Possessing one of the most vital voices in international letters, Maryse Condé added to an already acclaimed career the New Academy Prize in Literature in 2018. The twelfth novel by this celebrated author revolves around an enigmatic crime and...

• May-2020
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By the winner of the 2018 Alternative Nobel prize in literature Born in Guadeloupe, Ivan and Ivana are twins with a bond so strong they become afraid of their feelings for one another. When their mother sends them off to live with their father i...

• Jul-2020
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• Aug-2021
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LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATUREFINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS of 2021By the winner of the 2018 Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature“At once touching and devastating, the book explores the effects of loss and grief...

• Apr-2022
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For nearly four decades, Maryse Condé, best known for her novels Segu and Windward Heights, has been at the forefront of French Caribbean literature. In this collection of essays and lectures, written over many years and in response to the challenge...

• Mar-2023
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2023“The great voice of the Caribbean.” -- Jury, International Booker 2023A miracle baby is born on Easter Sunday, rumored to be the child of God. Award-winning Caribbean author Maryse Condé follow...

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