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Maryse Condé, Guadeloupean 'grand storyteller' dies aged 90

Maryse Condé, a prominent figure in Caribbean literature, passed away at the age of 85 in 2018, as reported by publisher Buchet Chastel.
Condé's works, which delved into themes of racism and black identities, garnered her multiple prestigious awards, including the Hurston & Wright Legacy Award.
Influenced by prominent critics of colonialism like Frantz Fanon, Condé explored conflicts between Western, African, and Caribbean cultures in her writing, as noted by an unnamed New Academy judge.

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BBC News

Maryse Condé: Author who won 'alternative Nobel Literature Prize' dies at 90

The acclaimed author won an award set up in place of the scandal-hit Nobel Literature Prize in 2018.

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The Guardian

Maryse Condé, Guadeloupean 'grand storyteller' dies aged 90

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Associated Press News

Maryse Condé, prolific 'grande dame' of Caribbean literature, dies at age 90

NEW YORK (AP) — Maryse Condé, an acclaimed French-language novelist from Guadeloupe who in novels, stories, plays and memoirs imagined and redefined the personal and historical past from 17th century New England to contemporary Europe, has died at age 90. Condé, winner in 2018 of an “alternate” Nobel Prize, died Monday night at a hospital […]

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abc News

Maryse Condé, prolific 'Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90

A prize-winning author from Guadeloupe who was known as the ‘Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature has died

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Maryse Condé, prolific 'Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Maryse Condé, an acclaimed French-language novelist from Guadeloupe who in novels, stories, plays and memoirs imagined and redefined the personal and historical past from 17th century New England to contemporary Europe, has died at age 90. The death of Condé, winner in 2018 of an “alternate” Nobel Prize, was announced by publisher Buchet Chastel. Additional details were not immediately availabl…

1 month ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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National Post

Maryse Conde, prolific 'Grande Dame' of Caribbean literature, dead at age 90

NEW YORK (AP) -- Maryse Conde, an acclaimed French-language novelist from Guadeloupe who in novels, stories, plays and memoirs imagined and redefined the personal and historical past from 17th century New England to contemporary Europe, has died at age 90.

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