
This book is an exploration of the life and art of Maryse Cond , who first won international acclaim for Segu, a novel about West African experience and the slave trade. Born in Guadeloupe in 1937, Cond lived in Guinea after it won its independence from France. Later...

This book is an exploration of the life and art of Maryse Condé, who first won international acclaim for Segu , a novel about West African experience and the slave trade. Born in Guadeloupe in 1937, Condé lived in Guinea after it won its independence from France. Later she lived...