List of Mauritian writers

This is a list of writers & authors from Mauritius who write in French, English or Hindi languages:

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* Nathacha Appanah (1973– ), Francophone writer
* Rajendra Arun (1945–2021), Hindi writer[1][2]
* Azize Asgarally (1933– ), Francophone, Anglophone and Creolophone writer, playwright and activist[3][4]
* Issa Asgarally GCSK (1949- ), Francophone writer[5]
* Richard Sedley Assonne (1961– ), Creolophone and francophone writer[6]
* Eric Bahloo (1964- ), Francophone writer[7]
* Lilian Berthelot (1933-2012), Francophone writer[8]
* Somdath Bhuckory (1921-1980), Francophone, Anglophone and Indophone writer. Lawyer and Town Clerk of Port Louis.[9][10][11]
* Mohunlall Brijmohun (19– ), Indophone writer[12]
* Marcel Cabon (1912–1972), Francophone novelist[13]
* Aslakha Callikan-Proag (1955-2020), Francophone writer[14]
* Sabah Carrim (19– ), Anglophone writer[15]
* Malcolm de Chazal (1902-1981), writer[16][17]
* Raymond Chasle (1930–1996), Francophone diplomat and poet[18]
* Lindsey Collen (1948– ), Creolophone and anglophone novelist and essayist
* Ananda Devi (1957– ), Francophone writer[19]
* Monique Dinan (1939- ), Francophone writer and journalist[20]
* Christine Duverge (1969– ), Francophone writer[21]
* Ashvin Dwarka (1977- ), Francophone writer and lawyer[22][23]
* Bernard d'Espaignet, Francophone writer[24][25]
* Jacques Edouard (1964– ), Francophone journalist, poet and writer[26]
* Jean Fanchette (1932–1992), Francophone poet and psychoanalyst[27]
* Alain Gordon Gentil, Francophone writer and journalist[28]
* Yacoob Ghanty (1940- ), Anglophone writer[29][30]
* Robert-Edward Hart (1891–1954), Franco-Mauritian poet and novelist[31]
* Shakuntala Hawoldar (1937–2018), Anglophone writer[32]
* Sudhir Hazareesingh (1961- ), Anglophone and Francophone writer[33]
* Evenor Hitié (1806-1901), Francophone writer[34]
* Marie-Thérèse Humbert (1940– ) Francophone novelist[35]
* Davina Itoo (1983– ), Francophone novelist[36][37]
* Yusuf Kadel (1970– ), Francophone poet and playwright[38]
* Stefan Hart de Keating (1971– ), Francophone slam poet[39]
* Raymonde de Kervern (1899–1973), Franco-Mauritian poet[40]
* Marcelle Lagesse (1916-2011), Francophone writer and journalist[41][42]
* Léoville L'Homme (1857–1928), Francophone poet[43]
* Magda Mamet (1916–2012), Francophone poet[44]
* Jagadish Manrakhan (1938-2013), Anglophone writer and academic[45]
* Edouard Maunick (1931– ), Francophone poet, writer, and diplomat[Gikandi][Jahn][Killam & Rowe]
* Savinien Mérédac (Auguste Esnouf)(1880-1939), Francophone writer and engineer[46]
* Alex Camille Moutou, Anglophone and Francophone writer and historian[47]
* Anand Mulloo (1936- ), Anglophone writer and teacher[48][49][50]
* Amédée Nagapen, Francophone writer and priest[51]
* Jean-René Noyau (1911–1986 ), Surrealist francophone poet[52]
* Shenaz Patel (1966– ), Francophone and Creole story writer, playwright and novelist[53]
* Cassandra (Sandrine) Piat (1973– ), anglophone writer[54]
* Ponsamy Poongavanon, francophone author[55]
* Eugénie Poujade (1814-1881), poet and writer[56]
* Jean-Georges Prosper (1933– ), francophone poet and author of the Mauritian national anthem[57]
* Rivaltz Quenette (1928-2015), Anglophone and Francophone writer and historian[58]
* Camille de Rauville (1910– ), Francophone writer[59]
* Ramesh Ramdoyal (197–), anglophone writer and academic[60][61][62][63]
* Pahlad Ramsurrun, Anglophone and Indophone writer and poet[64]
* Karamchand Goswami Sewtohul, Anglophone, Francophone and Creole story writer[65][66]
* Amal Sewtohul (1971–), Francophone writer and diplomat[67][68]
* Natasha Soobramanien (197– ), anglophone writer[69]
* Pierre De Sornay (1876-1968), francophone writer and agronomist[70]
* Vijaya Teelock, Anglophone writer and historian[71][72]
* Auguste Toussaint (1911-1987), francophone writer and archivist[73][74][75]
* Abhimanyu Unnuth (1937–2018), Indophone writer, poet and essayist[76]
* Khal Torabully (1956– ), Francophone and Creolophone poet and film-maker[77]
* Alix Marrier d'Unienville (1918-2015), Francophone and anglophone writer, war hero and former spy[78]
* Dev Virahsawmy (1942– ), Creolophone poet, novelist and essayist[79]
* Hassam Wachill (1939– ), Francophone poet[80]

## See also

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* List of African writers by country
* Mauritian literature
* List of poets
* List of African poets

## References

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8. ^ "NÉCROLOGIE — LILIAN BERTHELOT: Une grande dame s'en est allée". Le Mauricien. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
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11. ^ "Honorary Freedom of the City". Municipality of Port Louis. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
12. ^ Boodhoo, Sarita (17 March 2017). "Mohunlall Brijmohun, a Veteran Creative Hindi Writer". Mauritius Times. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
13. ^ Srilata Ravi, Rainbow Colors: Literary Ethnotopographies of Mauritius, Lexington Books, 2007, p. 4.
14. ^ Assonne, Sedley (29 May 2020). "Aslakha Callikan-Proag a rejoint Marcel Cabon". Mauritius Times. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
15. ^ "PORTRAIT: Sabah Carrim, enseignante et philosophe". Le Mauricien. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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28. ^ "Books by Alain Gordon-Gentil". Good Reads. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
29. ^ "Bibliography of Yacoob Ghanty". WorldCat. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
30. ^ Toorawa, Shawkat. "Strange bedfellows" (PDF). Wasafiri. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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32. ^ Curpen, Indradev. "Shakuntala Howaldar: The Human Journey is full of obstacles but we have to carry on". Defimedia. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
33. ^ "Works written by Sudhir Hazareesingh". World Cat. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
34. ^ "HISTOIRE D'UNE COLONIE—EVENOR HITIÉ (1806-1901): Ce qui est interessant, c'est les rapports des populations entr'elles". Le Mauricien. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
35. ^ "Marie-Thérèse Humbert". Île en île. Lehman College. 18 November 2008.(in French)
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42. ^ "Books written by Marcelle Lagesse". World Cat. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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51. ^ "Books written by Amédée Nagapen". World Cat. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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58. ^ "NÉCROLOGIE : Décès de Louis Rivaltz Quenette". Le Mauricien. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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78. ^ "Books written by Alix Marrier d'Unienville". World Cat. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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80. ^ "L'ELOGE DE L'OMBRE D'HASSAM WACHILL". Recours au Poème. Retrieved 22 April 2014.

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