Author: Maryse Condé
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Waiting for the Waters to Rise
Babakar is a doctor living alone, with only the memories of his childhood in Mali. In his dreams, he receives visits from his blue eyed mother and his ex lover Azelia, both now gone, as are the hopes and aspirations he carried with him since his arrival in Guadeloupe. Until, one day, the child Anais…
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What Is Africa to Me?: Fragments of a True-to-Life Autobiography
Maryse Conde is one of the best-known and most beloved French Caribbean literary voices. The author of more than twenty novels, she was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2015 and has long been recognized as a giant of black feminist literature. While Conde has previously published an autobiography of her childhood, What…
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Segu
The year is 1797, and the kingdom of Segu is flourishing, fed by the wealth of its noblemen and the power of its warriors. The people of Segu, the Bambara, are guided by their griots and priests; their lives are ruled by the elements. But even their soothsayers can only hint at the changes to…