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This is a '''list of writers from [[Mauritius]]'''. |
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* [[Nathacha Appanah]] (1973– ) Francophone writer, journalist |
* [[Nathacha Appanah]] (1973– ) Francophone writer, journalist |
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* [[Issa Asgarally]], doctor, author, professor at the Mauritius Institute of Education |
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* [[François Chrestien]] (1767–1846), [[Mauritian Creole]] poet and singer<ref>Norbert Benoit, ed., ''Francois Chrestien (1767–1846) Dans Les Essais D'un Bobre Africain'', 1998.</ref> |
* [[François Chrestien]] (1767–1846), [[Mauritian Creole]] poet and singer<ref>Norbert Benoit, ed., ''Francois Chrestien (1767–1846) Dans Les Essais D'un Bobre Africain'', 1998.</ref> |
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* [[Lindsey Collen]] (1948– ), novelist and activist also associated with South Africa |
* [[Lindsey Collen]] (1948– ), novelist and activist also associated with South Africa |
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* [[Maurice Duverge]] (1849–1891), Francophone poet<ref>Camille de Rauville, ''Littératures francophones de l'océan Indien'', Éditions du Tramail, 1990.</ref> |
* [[Maurice Duverge]] (1849–1891), Francophone poet<ref>Camille de Rauville, ''Littératures francophones de l'océan Indien'', Éditions du Tramail, 1990.</ref> |
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* [[Jacques Edouard]] (1964– ), Francophone journalist, poet and writer<ref>[http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200805280900.html Ile Maurice: Jacques Edouard primé par la Masa], [[AllAfrica.com]], 28 May 2008.</ref> |
* [[Jacques Edouard]] (1964– ), Francophone journalist, poet and writer<ref>[http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200805280900.html Ile Maurice: Jacques Edouard primé par la Masa], [[AllAfrica.com]], 28 May 2008.</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:36, 11 February 2018
This is a list of writers from Mauritius.
- Nathacha Appanah (1973– ) Francophone writer, journalist
- Issa Asgarally, doctor, author, professor at the Mauritius Institute of Education
- Richard Sedley Assonne (1961– ), Francophone journalist and poet[1]
- Lilian Berthelot, Farncophone poet and local historian [2]
- Jean Blaize (1860–1937), Francophone writer[3]
- Marcel Cabon (1912–1972), Francophone novelist[4]
- Charles Castellan (1812–1851), Francophone poet[5]
- Raymond Chasle (1930–1996), Francophone diplomat and poet[6]
- Malcolm de Chazal (1902–1981), writer, painter and visionary
- François Chrestien (1767–1846), Mauritian Creole poet and singer[7]
- Lindsey Collen (1948– ), novelist and activist also associated with South Africa
- Ananda Devi (1957– ), Francophone novelist and poet
- Maurice Duverge (1849–1891), Francophone poet[8]
- Jacques Edouard (1964– ), Francophone journalist, poet and writer[9]
- Jean Fanchette (1932–1992), Francophone poet and psychoanalyst[10]
- Ange Galdemar (1861-1939) Francophone journalist and writer
- Aqiil Gopee (1997– ), young writer and poet
- Alain Gordon-Gentil (1952– ), journalist and novelist
- Charles Gueuvin (1834–1905), Francophone poet[11]
- Robert-Edward Hart (1891–1954), francophone poet and novelist[12]
- Stefan Hart de Keating (1971– ), Francophone slam poet[13]
- Marie-Thérèse Humbert (b. 1940) Francophone novelist[14]
- Yusuf Kadel (1970– ), Francophone poet and playwright[15]
- Raymonde de Kervern (1899–1973), Francophone poet[16]
- Marcelle Lagesse (1916–1973), Francophone author and journalist
- J. M. G. Le Clézio (1940– ), Francophone writer also associated with France
- Léoville L'Homme (1857–1928), Francophone poet[17]
- Félicien Mallefille (1813–1868), Francophone novelist and playwright
- Arthur Martial (1899–1951), Francophone journalist and novelist
- André Masson (1921–1988), Francophone journalist, poet and novelist
- Loys Masson (1915–1969), Francophone novelist and poet
- Edouard Maunick (1931– ), Francophone poet, writer, and diplomat[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]
- Shenaz Patel (b. 1966), Francophone and Creole story writer, playwright and novelist[18]
- Thomi Pitot de la Beaujardière (born 1779), Francophone poet[19]
- Jean-Georges Prosper (1933– ), poet[20]
- Camille de Rauville (1910– ), Francophone writer[21]
- Pierre Renaud (1921–1976), Francophone poet[22]
- Amal Sewtohul (1971– ), diplomat and writer in French and Mauritian Creole[23]
- Carl de Souza (1949– ), Francophone novelist[24]
- Khal Torabully (1956– ), Francophone poet
- Paul-Jean Toulet (1867–1920), Francophone poet and writer
- Abhimanyu Unnuth (1937– ), Hindi writer[25]
- Dev Virahsawmy (1942– ), political activist, poet and playwright in Mauritian Creole
See also
References
- ^ Roshni Mooneeram and Jonathan Hope, From Creole to Standard: Shakespeare, language, and literature in a postcolonial context, Rodopi, 2009, ch. 6.
- ^ Jeanne Ferval-Arouff, 'Femme et territoire: état de la femme écrivain', in Kumari R. Issur & Vinesh Y. Hookoomsing, eds., L'océan indien dans les litteratures francophones, Karthala Editions, 2001, pp. 395ff.
- ^ Michel Golfier and Jean-Didier Wagneur, eds., Émile Goudeau: Dix ans de bohème, Champ Vallon, 2000, p. 418.
- ^ Srilata Ravi, Rainbow Colors: Literary Ethnotopographies of Mauritius, Lexington Books, 2007, p. 4.
- ^ Marina Carter and Khal Torabully, Coolitude: an anthology of the Indian labour diaspora, Anthem Press, 2002, p. 67.
- ^ Belinda Jack, 'Chasle, Raymond', Oxford Companion to French Literature. Reprinted online here [1].
- ^ Norbert Benoit, ed., Francois Chrestien (1767–1846) Dans Les Essais D'un Bobre Africain, 1998.
- ^ Camille de Rauville, Littératures francophones de l'océan Indien, Éditions du Tramail, 1990.
- ^ Ile Maurice: Jacques Edouard primé par la Masa, AllAfrica.com, 28 May 2008.
- ^ Belinda Jack, "Fanchette, Jean", Oxford Companion to French Literature. Reprinted online here [2].
- ^ Jean-Georges Prosper, Histoire de la littérature mauricienne de langue française, Editions de l'océan Indien, 1994, p. 67.
- ^ Belinda Jack, "Hart, Robert-Edward", Oxford Companion to French Literature. Reprinted online here [3].
- ^ Nouvelles études francophones, 23, p.302
- ^ "Marie-Thérèse Humbert". Île en île. Lehman College.Template:Fr icon
- ^ Yusuf Kadel, poet from the Mauritius Island, Times of Pondicherry
- ^ Jean-Georges Prosper, Histoire de la littérature mauricienne de langue française, Editions de l'océan Indien, 1994, p. 160.
- ^ Allister Macmillan, Mauritius Illustrated: historical and descriptive, commercial and industrial facts, figures, & resources, p. 439.
- ^ "Shenaz Patel". Île en île. Lehman College.Template:Fr icon
- ^ Belinda Jack, "Mauritius and Reunion", Oxford Companion to French Literature. Reprinted online here [4].
- ^ Belinda Jack, 'Prosper, Jean-George', Oxford Companion to French Literature. Reprinted online here [5].
- ^ Jean-Georges Prosper, Histoire de la littérature mauricienne de langue française, Editions de l'Océan Indien, 1994, p. 225.
- ^ Belinda Jack, 'Renaud, Pierre', Oxford Companion to French Literature. Reprinted online here [6]
- ^ Francofonia, 48, p. 118.
- ^ Peter Hawkins, The Other Hybrid Archipelago: Introduction to the literatures and cultures of the francophone Indian Ocean, Lexington Books, 2007, p. 106.
- ^ Lutchmee Parsad Ramyead, The Establishment and Cultivation of Modern Standard Hindi in Mauritius, Mahatma Gandhi Institute, 1985.