Maryse Condé
French novelist and critic
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... Wikipedia
Born: 1934, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Died: April 2, 2024 (age 90 years), Hospital Center D'apt, Apt, France
Spouse: Richard Philcox (m. 1982) and Mamadou Condé (m. 1959–1981)
Education: Sorbonne Nouvelle University (1976), University of Paris (1975), Lycée Fénelon, and more
Parents: Auguste Boucolon and Jeanne Quidal
Notable works: Ségou (1984); The Gospel According to the New World (2023)