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Maryse Conde (1934-2024) Writer, novelist. Maryse Conde was born in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, and died in Apt, France.

Full Name

Maryse Conde

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1934

Birth

Maryse Conde was born Maryse Boucolon in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, on February 11, 1934.

1982

Literary Work

Heremakhonon: A Novel
Three Continents Press
0894108867 / 978-0894108860
Novel.

1992

Literary Work

I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem
University of Virginia Press
0813913985 / 978-0813913988
Novel.

1987

Literary Work

Segu
Viking Adult
0670807281 / 978-0670807284
Novel.

1995

Literary Work

Crossing the Mangrove
Anchor
0385476337 / 978-0385476331
Novel.

1995

Other Life Event

New York County: Ms. Conde became a professor of French and Francophone literature at Columbia University in New York City, in 1995.

1998

Literary Work

The Last of the African Kings
Lincoln & London: University of Nebraska
Novel.

1999

Literary Work

Windward Heights
Soho Press, Inc.
1569471614 / 978-1569471616
Novel.

2007

Literary Work

The Story of the Cannibal Woman: A Novel
Atria
0743271289 / 978-0743271288
Novel.

2010

Literary Work

Victoire: My Mother's Mother
Atria Books
1416592768 / 978-1416592761
Nonfiction.

2021

Literary Work

Waiting for the Waters to Rise
World Editions
1642860735 / 978-1642860733
Novel.

2023

Literary Work

The Gospel According to the New World
World Editions
1642861189 / 978-1642861181
Novel.

2024

Death

Maryse Conde died at a hospital in Apt, France, on April 2, 2024.

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