Maryse Conde, an award-winning French writer known for her exploration of colonialism and the French-Caribbean diaspora, passed away at the age of 90 in southern France. Influenced by Frantz Fanon and Aimé Césaire, she was a prolific 'grande dame' of Caribbean literature, delving into conflicts between Western, African, and Caribbean cultures. Conde's novels drew on African and Caribbean history, earning her international acclaim, including the New Academy prize in 2018.
Tribute to Maryse Condé, the grande dame of Caribbean literature, who passed away at age 90. Her impressive work, rooted in her experiences across Guadeloupe, France, Africa and the U.S., breathed life into her literary works. 👉 https://t.co/dY918kDGsn https://t.co/aIbr43ICxG
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#InGfx: Remembering author Maryse Conde, widely considered the ‘great voice of the Caribbean’, who passed away aged 90. A snapshot of her life, works and awards. #MaryseConde #Network18Creative https://t.co/BpCEWGW6OH
Maryse Condé, a writer from the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe whose explorations of race, gender and colonialism across the Francophone world made her a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize in Literature, has died at 90. https://t.co/ctIuPfDzrb
Maryse Condé dies at 90; acclaimed writer was considered ‘grande dame’ of Caribbean literature https://t.co/hnhhOjJKz5
PEN America mourns the death of Maryse Condé, Guadeloupean 'grand storyteller,' whose novels drawing on African and Caribbean history enjoyed international acclaim, including the New Academy prize, which stood in for the Nobel in 2018. (1/2) https://t.co/X8AGJt4KNI
Maryse Conde, Caribbean chronicler of colonialism, dies at 90 https://t.co/bYLxNR0tWP https://t.co/ZMA3KRh0o0
Maryse Condé, prolific 'grande dame' of Caribbean literature, dies at 90. Influenced by Frantz Fanon, Aimé Césaire and other critics of colonialism, she was a world traveler who probed conflicts between and within Western, African and Caribbean cultures https://t.co/p4RW13LurC
⚠️ MARYSE CONDE, CARIBBEAN CHRONICLER OF COLONIALISM, DIES AT 90 Full Story → https://t.co/XUTfP2lUTZ Guadeloupe-born author Maryse Conde, who wrote about colonialism, slavery and the French-Caribbean diaspora, died in southern France at the age of 90. https://t.co/fPWZUQ3n8B
Maryse Condé: "Loving others seems to me to be the way, perhaps the only one, to make an impact." https://t.co/XzMw7JS68I
Award-winning French writer Maryse Conde dies at 90 ➡️ https://t.co/Oc9pzd3GHE https://t.co/V2Ta4b094J