Maryse Condé

French author from Guadeloupe · France · On the map · Writers · Lived 1934 to 2024 · aged 90

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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2024Died2 April 20242019Grand Cross of the National Order of MeritAward2018New Academy Prize in LiteratureAward2014Officer of the Legion of HonourAward2010Grand Prix du Roman MétisAward2009Afro-Caribbean Arts TrophiesAward2007Prix TropiquesAward2005Hurston-Wright Legacy AwardAward2003Grand Prix Metropolis bleuAward2001Commandeur des Arts et des LettresAward1997Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-MondeAward1988Anaïs Ségalas PrizeAward1987Guggenheim FellowshipAward1934Born11 February 1934

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