Events
A Conversation with Maryse Condé
From site: French and Francophone Studies
A conversation with Maryse Condé, a Guadeloupean, French language author of historical fiction, best known for her novel "Segu" (1984–1985). Condé's novels explore racial, gender and cultural issues in a variety of historical eras and locales, including the Salem witch trials in "I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem" (1992) and the 19th century Bambara Empire of Mali in Segu (1987). Her novels trace the relationships between African peoples and the diaspora, especially the Caribbean. She has taken considerable distance from most Caribbean literary movements, such as Negritude and Creolité, and has often focused on topics with strong feminist concerns. Her recent writings have become increasingly autobiographical, such as "Memories of My Childhood" and "Victoire", a biography of her grandmother. "Who Slashed Celinaire's Throat" also shows traces of her paternal great-grandmother.
Date: Tuesday, April 19th, 2011
Time: 4:00 pm
Duration: 1 hour
Location: LDC 104
Sponsored by: French and Francophone
Contact: Mary Tatge, x4252