Mayotte capeci biography of albert einstein

1948 novel by Mayotte Capécia

I Am a Martinican Woman (French: Je suis Martiniquaise) is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Lucette Céranus (1916–1955), under the pseudonym Mayotte Capécia, in the mid-twentieth century.^[1] It tells the story of Mayotte's childhood and young adulthood, including her relationship with a white officer who ultimately abandons her in Martinique with their son.

The 1948 publication of this novel made Ceranus the first woman of color to publish a book in France.^[2] In 1949, the novel was awarded the Grandprix littéraire des Antilles.^[2]

Frantz Fanon strongly criticized the novel's treatment of black women's desire for white men in his 1952 book Black Skin, White Masks.

Plot

Part 1

The first part of the novel deals with Mayotte'