Maryse Condé, desire, return
If you’re familiar with Guadeloupian writer Maryse Condé, you might also be familiar with the striking similarities between the female protagonists in both En attendant le Bonheur (originally...
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Hi, how are you today? I’m fine, you know, surviving the sudden blizzard, rocking some Boubacar Traoré, and…oh yeah…wait…not fine at all – eating puréed lentils!!! Why, you ask? Gentle reader, (is that...
View ArticleMarlon James, African and Caribbean Women Have Written Some Great “Geek” Books
Right after the publication of his most recent novel A Brief History of Seven Killings (winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize – not too shabby), Marlon James appeared on the thoroughly superb podcast “A...
View ArticleMarlon James, African and Caribbean Women Have Written Some Great “Geek” Books
Right after the publication of his most recent novel A Brief History of Seven Killings (winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize – not too shabby), Marlon James appeared on the thoroughly superb podcast “A...
View ArticleWhat I’ve been reading lately…
Let me tell you something. Between 9-5 in an office, chasing a toddler, producing literary events, and coordinating volunteers at the Blue Met festival this year, I have barely had enough time to...
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