Tales from the Heart: True Stories from My Childhood

by Maryse Condé and Maryse Condi

Book Overview

Winner of the 2018 New Academy Prize in Literature

In this collection of autobiographical essays, Maryse Cond vividly evokes the relationships and events that gave her childhood meaning: discovering her parents' feelings of alienation; her first crush; a falling out with her best friend; the death of her beloved grandmother; her first encounter with racism.

These gemlike vignettes capture the spirit of Cond 's fiction: haunting,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569473471
• ISBN13: 9781569473474
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Soho Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great book

I had to read this for a class and thought it was going to be boring. Boy was I wrong. This is a wonderful memior. Recommend this book to everyone.