Maryse Cond茅 (Author of I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem)

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Maryse Cond茅

Born

in Pointe-脿-Pitre, Guadeloupe

February 11, 1934

Died

April 02, 2024

Genre

Historical Fiction

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Maryse Cond茅 was a Guadeloupean, French language author of historical fiction, best known for her novel Segu. Maryse Cond茅 was born as Maryse Boucolon at Pointe-脿-Pitre, Guadeloupe, the youngest of eight children. In 1953, her parents sent her to study at Lyc茅e F茅nelon and Sorbonne in Paris, where she majored in English. In 1959, she married Mamadou Cond茅, an Guinean actor. After graduating, she taught in Guinea, Ghana, and Senegal. In 1981, she divorced, but the following year married Richard Philcox, English language translator of most of her novels.

Cond茅's novels explore racial, gender, and cultural issues in a variety of historical eras and locales, including the Salem witch trials in I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem and the 19th century ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 25,933 ratings · 3,093 reviews · 93 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem 4.06 avg rating — 13,556 ratings — published 1986 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Cond茅, Richard Philcox (Translator) 3.81 avg rating — 2,203 ratings — published 1989 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Segu (厂茅驳辞耻, #1) by Maryse Cond茅, Barbara Bray (Translator) 4.10 avg rating — 1,960 ratings — published 1984 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coraz贸n que r铆e, coraz贸n que llora by Maryse Cond茅, Martha Asunci贸n Alonso (Translator) 3.91 avg rating — 1,952 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Cond茅, Richard Philcox (Translator) 2.98 avg rating — 880 ratings — published 2021 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La deseada by Maryse Cond茅, Martha Asunci贸n Alonso (Translator) 3.71 avg rating — 681 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Waiting for the Waters to Rise by Maryse Cond茅, Richard Philcox (Translator) 3.44 avg rating — 679 ratings — published 2010 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La vida sin maquillaje by Maryse Cond茅, Martha Asunci贸n Alonso (Translator) 3.83 avg rating — 419 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana by Maryse Cond茅, Richard Philcox (Translator) 3.49 avg rating — 434 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Windward Heights by Maryse Cond茅, Richard Philcox (Translator) 3.76 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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厂茅驳辞耻 (2 books)
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Maryse Cond茅,

Linda Coverdale (Translator)

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Quotes by Maryse Cond茅 (?)

“The truth always arrive too late because it walks slower than lies. Truth crawls at a snail's pace.”
― Maryse Cond茅, I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

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“Life is too kind to men, whatever their color.”
― Maryse Cond茅, I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

tags: i-tituba-black-wittch-of-salem, maryse-conde, page-130

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“Everyone believes he can fashion a witch to his way of thinking so that she will satisfy his ambitions, dreams, and desires...”
― Maryse Cond茅, I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

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Polls

Poll for April's group read, 'Reading Across the African Diaspora'. Which selection would you like to read? This poll will remain open until March 8. This should give us enough time to purchase/borrow the book in order to start reading on April 1. Please remember to only vote if you plan on participating.

- Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie

11 votes, 34.4%

- Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Cond茅

8 votes, 25.0%

- When Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head

7 votes, 21.9%

- The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah (not available on Kindle)

3 votes, 9.4%

- In the Shadow of Ruin by Tony Debajo

2 votes, 6.3%

by Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih (not available on Kindle)

1 vote, 3.1%

32 total votes

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