This book recognizes and celebrates the emerging trends and new orientations of global Sri Lankan literature and culture in response to the island's complex postcolonial and postwar realities. While postcolonial politics continue to condition the lived experiences of present-day Sri Lankans both on the island and in the diaspora, they have become even more entangled in regional and global geopolitics. Even after the twenty-six-year civil war officially ended in 2009, Sri Lanka did not see ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2023“The great voice of the Caribbean.” —Jury, International Booker 2023A miracle baby is born on Easter Sunday, rumored to be the child of God. Award-winning Caribbean author Maryse Condé follows his journey in search of his origins and mission."Throughout her four-decade literary career, the Guadeloupean writer has explored a global vision of the Black diaspora, and p...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN TRANSLATED LITERATUREBabakar is an African doctor living alone until the child Anaïs comes into his life. Forced to abandon his solitude, he takes her to Haiti in search of her family.In May 2020, we published The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana by Maryse Conde; one of our most high-profile publications to date. Here’s a selection of the most brilliant reviews:“Condé is at her signature best:...

In the enchanting world of Victorian England, where corsets are tight and passions run wild, Constance Northwood seeks to realise her hidden desires for the man of her dreams. Caught between the love for two men, who will Constance choose?

Although medical specialisation can be credited with many of the advancements of modern medicine, it also poses obstacles to the delivery of healthcare. Such obstacles are increasingly prevalent in the treatment of the chronic conditions and poly-morbidities of aging populations, where specialisation can be a barrier to the coordination and cooperation required to provide comprehensive care.This book specifies these obstacles and clarifies the conditions for overcoming them. It focu...

Lydia finds herself interested in her handsome neighbour. Lord Danbye thinks his sweet little minx is adorable, but he is twice her age.It is the Year of our Lord, 1671. Nineteen-year-old Lydia Robins has a penchant for mischief. No matter where she goes or who she’s with, she will find herself in some kind of trouble. Her neighbour, the dashing, powerful Lord Danbye, Earl of Barnham, feels it is his duty to protect her, and although attracted to him, she finds his...

Nearly unbelievable true story that often reads like a thriller, CROOKED STRAIGHT tells of Maryse’s unconventional coming of age through early loss of innocence, rebellion, survival, international drug trafficking adventures from Toronto to Amsterdam to Spain.But that’s just the back story.We enter her life early one morning in Toronto when Maryse, age twenty-five, has managed to extricate herself from a life of hopelessness in the confines of the drug scene, a life she lan...

By the winner of the 2018 Alternative Nobel prize in literatureBorn in Guadeloupe, Ivan and Ivana are twins with a bond so strong they become afraid of their feelings for one another. When their mother sends them off to live with their father in Mali they begin to grow apart, until, as young adults in Paris, Ivana’s youthful altruism compels her to join the police academy, while Ivan, stunted by early experiences of rejection and exploitation, walks the path of rad...

In this beautifully crafted, Rashomon-like novel, Maryse Conde has written a gripping story imbued with all the nuances and traditions of Caribbean culture. Francis Sancher--a handsome outsider, loved by some and reviled by others--is found dead, face down in the mud on a path outside Riviere au Sel, a small village in Guadeloupe. None of the villagers are particularly surprised, since Sancher, a secretive and melancholy man, had often predicted an unnatural death for himself. As the villa...

Belgian artist, Maryse Alen, was born with a serious heart defect.Undiagnosed for 25 years, it induced near-death experiences, taking her to an extraordinary realm of colour, intense freedom and love.On being cured, this secret world was lost to her, but not the memory of its truth. A deep longing remained for the freedom and knowledge that it had shown her.It would lead her to dreams, adventures and a creative method of painting that could only ever be one way: fro...

From the winner of the New Academy Prize in Literature (the alternative to the Nobel Prize) and critically acclaimed author of the classic historical novel Segu, Maryse Condé has pieced together the life of her maternal grandmother to create a moving and profound novel.Maryse Condé’s personal journey of discovery and revelation becomes ours as we learn of Victoire, her white-skinned mestiza grandmother who worked as a cook for the Walbergs, a family of whi...

Travelling abroad has its challenges, and these adventurous girls soon find out that a warmed bottom is one of them!Natalie Havers is spoiled. When her dad charters a private yacht for a two week holiday, she thinks to have everything her own way. When she goes swimming, ignoring the crew's warning that a squall is coming, handsome Captain Cas Connors is the first one in to rescue her. But she doesn’t count on the fact she’ll be disciplined for her disobedience!Elodie Marsh...