Aqiil Gopee (born 22 June 1997) is a Mauritian writer and poet. Aqiil Gopee PJEF Proclamation 2014

His first book, La Pièce, was published in April 2012 by Edilivre Paris, after reception of a jury mention in the Prix du Livre d'Or 2011 competition organised by the Municipality of Quatre-Bornes and presided over by

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. Two other books, Fantômes (prefaced by Ananda Devi) and Orgasmes (a collection of poems) came out in 2013, and in 2014, he was proclaimed laureate of the Prix du jeune écrivain de langue française in France for his short-story 'Loup et Rouge', a re-writing of the tale of the Little Red Riding Hood, and subsequently invited to the Salon du Livre de Paris to attend the 'Écrire à 20 ans' debate. Other awards include The S.I.C.O.M Youth Excellence Award For The Promotion of Literature (2014) and The Prix Jean-Fanchette des Jeunes (2015). His texts are studied at the

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Published works

* La Pièce, ''novel'', Edilivre, 2012 * Les Hurleuses, ''short-story'', Je Suis Un Vieux Peau-Rouge Qui Ne Marchera Jamais Dans Une File Indienne, L'Atelier d'Écriture, 2012 * Sous Terre, ''short-story'', Collection Maurice, Immedia, 2012 * Fantômes, ''short-story collection'',(preface by

), L'Atelier d'Écriture, 2013 * Orgasmes, ''poetry collection'', L'Atelier d'Écriture, 2013 * L'homme et la guitare, ''short-story'' Collection Maurice, Immedia, 2013 * Loup et Rouge, ''short-story'' Sornettes ou Vérité et autres nouvelles, Buchet-Chastel, 2014 * Wolves, Dawn, ''poems,'' Anthologie de la Poésie Mauricienne Contemporaine d'Expression Française, Acoria, 2014 * Libellules, ''short story'', Prix Jean-Fanchette des Jeunes, L'Atelier d'Écriture, 2015 * Electricity, ''short-story'' Collection Maurice, Immedia, 2015

Awards and distinctions

* Special Mention, Prix du Livre d’Or for 'La Pièce', 2011 * Special Mention, Prix de Poésie Point Barre, for Wolves, 2013 * Best Local Writer, National Drama Festival of Mauritius, 2013 * Laureate of the Prix International du Jeune Écrivain de Langue Française for 'Loup et Rouge', 2014 * AEFE Award for 'Loup et Rouge', 2014 * S.I.C.O.M Youth Excellence Award, Mauritius, 2014 * Prix Jean-Fanchette des Jeunes, 2015 * Laureate of the Prix International du Jeune Écrivain de Langue Française for 'La Porte en Fer', 2016

References

AQIIL GOPEE, lauréat du Prix du jeune écrivain de langue française : « Je me suis senti opprimé, tellement différent… »Aqiil Gopee et son aventure française , 5-Plus DimancheLes « Fantômes » d’Aqiil Gopee ne font pas peur , Le MauricienAQIIL GOPEE, lauréat du Prix du jeune écrivain de langue française : « Je me suis senti opprimé, tellement différent… »Quand deux jeunes écrivains tentent d’inspirer des vocations littéraires

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