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Shenaz Patel
Shenaz Patel (born July 29, 1966) is a Mauritian writer. Early life and education She was born in the town of Rose Hill, Mauritius and writes in both French and Mauritian Creole. She did her secondary studies at Lycée La Bourdonnais. Subsequently, she obtained her degree in Modern Literature from the Université de la Réunion in 1986. Career Patel was one of a group of Mauritian writers who founded the literary journal ''Tracés''. She has translated two Tintin stories into Creole: ''Le Secret de la Licorne'' and ''Trésor de Rackham le Rouge''. Her first play ''La phobie du caméléon'' was awarded the Prix Beaumarchais. In 2014, Vents d'ailleurs published her novella ''Paradis Blues'', which is written in French with Creole interspersed through the narration. In 2016, she was a participant in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga and St. Brandon. The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion (a French overseas department), are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where most of the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans and has an exclusive economic zone covering . Arab sailors were the first to discover the uninhabited island, around 975, and they called it ''Dina Arobi''. The earliest discovery was in 1507 by Portuguese sailors, who otherwise took little interest in the islands. The Dutch took possession in 1598, establishing a succession of short-lived settlements over a period of about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |