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Maryse Conde

American1937 – 2024Literary Fiction

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→

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Aime Cesaire·Derek Walcott·Edwidge Danticat·Edouard Glissant·Patrick Chamoiseau
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