Lit in Translation

Maryse Condé

Born 1934 · France

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    International Booker 2023 · Shortlist

    The Gospel According to the New World

    L'Évangile du nouveau monde

    Maryse Condé · 87 when first published

    Novel · 256 pages

    Translated by Richard Philcox

    AI-generated summary:Found one Easter evening lying on straw beside a donkey, a foundling named Pascal is raised by an elderly couple of gardeners and grows up looking for God, his father, and for a way to change the world.