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Author: Maryse CondT
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Apr 2003
Spotlight on Maryse CondT
by Joan Givner
Maryse CondT, the winner of the Literary Grand Prix awarded at Montreal's Blue Metropolis Literary Festival, was born on the French/Creole-speaking Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. She was the last of eight children, and the mythical stories of her birth induced a strong sense that she "had not been desired." She grew up proud of being black, and especially of being French, but aloof from Creole culture Read more...
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