A prize-winning author from Guadeloupe who was known as the ‘grande dame' of Caribbean literature has died. Maryse Condé was 90. Condé was a world traveler who probed the conflicts between and within Western culture, African culture and Caribbean culture. With her husband Richard Philcox often serving as her English-language translator, Condé wrote dozens of books, ranging from historical explorations such as “Segu” to the autobiographical stories in “Tales from the Heart” to fresh takes on Western literature. In 2018, she received an alternate Nobel Prize. The regular honor was sidelined amid allegation of sexual harassment by prize committee members.
