Maryse Condé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Maryse Condé

Guadeloupean, French-language author

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1937

Place of Birth: Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France

Profession: writer, university teacher, children's writer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Maryse Condé (née Boucolon; February 11, 1937) is a French (Guadeloupean) novelist, critic, and playwright.
Condé is best known for her novel Ségou (1984–1985).Her novels explore the African diaspora that resulted from slavery and colonialism in the Caribbean.
Her novels written in French, have been translated into English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese.
She has won various awards such as, Grand prix littéraire de la Femme (1986), Prix de L’Académie francaise (1988),Prix Carbet de la Carraibe (1997) and the New Academy Prize in Literature (2018) for her works.