Writer whose novels trace the complexities of a globalised world and the fortunes of families across continents and generations
‘An extraordinary role model’: Maryse Condé remembered by Leïla Slimani
The writer and journalist recalls Condé’s heartbreakingly beautiful language, incredibly honest books and generous friendship
Maryse Condé, Guadeloupean 'grand storyteller' dies aged 90
Author of novels drawing on African and Caribbean history enjoyed international acclaim, including the New Academy prize, which stood in for the Nobel in 2018
March 2023
International Booker prize announces longlist to celebrate ‘ambition and panache’
The list includes books from Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov as well as Indian novelist Perumal Murugan who declared himself ‘dead’ after protests against his work
November 2022
Tsitsi Dangarembga, Anne Carson and Mary Gaitskill honoured by Royal Society of Literature
New authors chosen for the RSL International Writers programme, championing ‘the power of literature to transcend borders’, are announced
September 2021
Crossing the Mangrove by Maryse Condé – a village united by a vagabond
The death of a newcomer to a Guadeloupean community sparks a meandering, fascinating novel about the locals’ interconnected lives
July 2020
Book of the day
The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana by Maryse Condé review – a scurrilous picaresque
Books interview
Maryse Condé: 'An English author can reach the heart of a Caribbean child'
October 2019
Nobel prize in literature sets sights on diversity after year of scandal
Maryse Condé and Margaret Atwood among those tipped for the prize as Swedish Academy aims to restore its shattered reputation
October 2018
Alternative Nobel literature prize goes to Maryse Condé
The New Academy prize, organised to fill the gap left by the cancellation of 2018’s official award, goes to Guadeloupean novelist
May 2015
Man Booker International prize 2015: the finalists speak
From cultivating spices in India to talking to owls in South Africa, the 10 contenders tell us about the diverse lives and ambitions which have brought them to global attention
March 2015
Man Booker International prize 2015 shortlist announced
Amitav Ghosh among 10 writers up for the £60,000 fiction award, while big names Karl Ove Knausgaard and Haruki Murakami don’t make the cut
