I. The Creole and Female Identity in Maryse Condé's Work
Maryse Condé was born in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe . She writes in French and is extensively translated into English by her British husband, Richard Philcox She has received numerous prizes both in Europe and the US . After teaching Caribbean francophone literature at Columbia University , she is now retired and lives between New York and Guadeloupe .
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| I. The Creole and Female Identity in Maryse Condé's Work | VI. Yet another lesson from Guadeloupe ? |
| II. The Meaning of Creole Identity | VII. Identity: root or rhizome? |
| III. The African Myth. | VIII. The role of Art in Condé's writings |
| IV. The Black Diaspora in the Americas | IX. Female Creole Identity |
| V. Lesson from New-York. | X. Conclusion |
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