Maryse Condé, Guadeloupean 'grand storyteller' dies aged 90
Author of novels drawing on African and Caribbean history enjoyed international acclaim, including the New Academy prize, which stood in for the Nobel in 2018
Sian Cain
Tue 2 April 2024
Maryse Condé, the Guadeloupean author of more than 20 novels, activist, academic and sole winner of the New Academy prize in literature, has died aged 90.