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West Indian author Maryse Condé is a prolific novelist, playwright and critic. Born on the island of Guadalupe in the French West Indies, educated in Paris, and having lived in Ghana, Senegal and the Ivory Coast, as well as in the United States, Condé has drawn on her experiences to create novels that attempt to make credible the human complexities involved in holy wars, national rivalries and the migrations of peoples. In 1997, Ms. Condé was awarded a Prix Carbet de la Caraibe for her novel Desirada. In 1999, she was awarded the Marguerite Yourcenar prize for Tales From the Heart. In 2001 she was named a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et Des Lettres by the French government. At present, Ms. Condé and her husband, the translator Richard Philcox, split their time between her native Guadalupe and New York City, where Ms. Condé is on the faculty in the French Department at Columbia University. Her next book, Who Slashed Celanire’s Throat, will be released in the U.S. by Atria Books.
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