La président Emmanuel Macron lors de l'hommage national à Maryse Condé à la Bibliothèque Nationale de France (B.N.F) à Paris le 15 avril 2024. © Raphaël Lafargue / Pool / Bestimage Picture of Maryse Conde during a National hommage to French journalist, literature professor and author Maryse Conde, at the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BNF) in Paris on April 15, 2024. Maryse Conde died on the night between April 1 and April 2, 2024 at the age of 90 in Apt (Vaucluse), after a lifetime of humanist struggle and exploration of black and West Indian identities. - Photo