Maryse Conde
Guadeloupean novelist whose sweeping historical fiction explored the African diaspora from Africa to the Americas with unparalleled scope and intelligence. Segu and I Tituba are her most celebrated novels.
Works
- SeguEpic novel tracing West African history and the impact of European colonization
- I Tituba Black Witch of SalemReimagining of the Salem witch trials from the perspective of an enslaved woman
- Tree of Life
- The Last of the African KingsNovel exploring identity and African diaspora through interconnected stories
- Crossing the Mangrove
- Tituba Black Witch of SalemReimagining of the Salem witch trials from the perspective of an enslaved woman
- Heremakhonon