WRITER

Maryse Condé

1937 - 2024

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Maryse Condé (née Marise Liliane Appoline Boucolon; 11 February 1934 – 2 April 2024) was a French novelist, critic, and playwright from the French Overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. She was also an academic, whose teaching career took her to West Africa and North America, as well as the Caribbean and Europe. As a writer, Condé is best known for her novel Ségou (1984–1985).Condé's writings explore the African diaspora that resulted from slavery and colonialism in the Caribbean. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maryse Condé has received more than 255,320 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Maryse Condé is the 1,455th most popular writer (down from 1,356th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Guadeloupe (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Guadeloupian Writer.

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  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Desirada
Fiction
An illegitimate child searches for mother and father in this novel of redemption set between Mexico, France, and the United States.
1998
Hérémakhonon
1976
Moi, Tituba, sorcière
Juvenile Nonfiction
Story of Tituba, a West Indian slave girl who was unjustly accused of witchcraft at the outset of the Salem, Massachusetts, witch trials.
19943 / 5
Segu
The bestselling epic novel of family, treachery, rivalry, religious fervour and the turbulent fate of a royal African dynasty It is 1797 and the African kingdom of Segu, born of blood and violence, is at the height of its power. Yet Dousika Traore, the king's most trusted advisor, feels nothing but dread. Change is coming. From the East, a new religion, Islam. From the West, the slave trade. These forces will tear his country, his village and the lives of his beloved sons apart, in Maryse Cond�'s glittering epic. 'Rich and colorful and glorious. It sprawls over continents and centuries to find its way into the reader's heart' - Maya Angelou 'A stunning reaffirmation of Africa and its peoples... It's a starburst' - John A. Williams
1988
Célanire cou-coupé
Fiction
On one hand, beautiful Celanire -- a woman mutilated at birth and left for dead -- appears today to be a saint; she is a tireless worker who has turned numerous neglected institutions into vibrant schools for motherless children. But she is also a woman apprehended by demons, as death and misfortune seem to follow in her wake. Traveling from Guadeloupe to West Africa to Peru, the mysterious, seductive, and disarming Celanire is driven to uncover the truth of her past at any cost and avenge the crimes committed against her. With her characteristic blend of magical realism and fantasy, and inspired by a true story, Maryse Conde hauntingly imagines Celanire in an unforgettable novel -- a most dazzling addition to the deeply prolific and widely celebrated author's brilliant body of work.
20034 / 5
Ségou
The bestselling epic novel of family, treachery, rivalry, religious fervour and the turbulent fate of a royal African dynasty It is 1797 and the African kingdom of Segu, born of blood and violence, is at the height of its power. Yet Dousika Traore, the king's most trusted advisor, feels nothing but dread. Change is coming. From the East, a new religion, Islam. From the West, the slave trade. These forces will tear his country, his village and the lives of his beloved sons apart, in Maryse Cond�'s glittering epic. 'Rich and colorful and glorious. It sprawls over continents and centuries to find its way into the reader's heart' - Maya Angelou 'A stunning reaffirmation of Africa and its peoples... It's a starburst' - John A. Williams
1984

Page views of Maryse Condé by language

Over the past year Maryse Condé has had the most page views in the with 154,544 views, followed by English (66,567), and Spanish (18,649). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Polish (455.69%), German (303.02%), and Dutch (258.10%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maryse Condé ranks 1,455 out of 7,302. Before her are Arnold van Gennep, Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger, Jules Laforgue, Sławomir Mrożek, Naftali Herz Imber, and Hovhannes Tumanyan. After her are Paul Rée, Elizabeth George, Phrynichus, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, Winifred Wagner, and Marie Anne Lenormand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Maryse Condé ranks 88. Before her are Seymour Hersh, Roberta Flack, Richard Møller Nielsen, Manuel Pinto da Costa, Naji al-Ali, and Yoshirō Mori. After her are Cornelius A. Smith, Rifaat al-Assad, Franz Vranitzky, Boris Pugo, Bruce McCandless II, and Billy Dee Williams. Among people deceased in 2024, Maryse Condé ranks 41. Before her are Norman Jewison, Micheline Presle, Helena Rojo, Artur Jorge, Sergio Sebastiani, and Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild. After her are Iris Apfel, Don Murray, Miguel Ángel González Suárez, Carl Andre, Irene Camber, and Yury Solomin.

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In Guadeloupe

Among people born in Guadeloupe, Maryse Condé ranks 4 out of 32. Before her are Saint-John Perse (1887), Lilian Thuram (1972), and Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745). After her are Marius Trésor (1950), Jacques François Dugommier (1738), Jocelyn Angloma (1965), Firmine Richard (1947), Marie-José Pérec (1968), Thomas Lemar (1995), Teddy Riner (1989), and Christine Arron (1973).

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Among WRITERS In Guadeloupe

Among writers born in Guadeloupe, Maryse Condé ranks 2. Before her are Saint-John Perse (1887).

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