List of Mauritian writers

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]
• Thomi Pitot de la Beaujardière (born 1779), Francophone poet^[2]
• Lilian Berthelot, poet^[3]
• Jean Blaize (1860–1937), Francophone writer^[4]
• Marcel Cabon (1912–1972), Francophone novelist^[5]
• Charles Castellan (1812–1851), Francophone poet^[6]
• Raymond Chasle (1930–1996), Francophone diplomat and poet^[7]
• Malcolm de Chazal (1902–1981), writer, painter and visionary
• François Chrestien (1767–1846), Mauritian Creole poet and singer^[8]
• Lindsey Collen (1948– ), novelist and activist also associated with South Africa
• Stefan Hart De Keating (1971– ), Francophone slam poet^[9]
• Raymonde de Kervern (1899–1973), Francophone poet^[10]
• Camille de Rauville (1910– ), Francophone writer^[11]
• Carl de Souza (1949– ), Francophone novelist^[12]
• Ananda Devi (1957– ), Francophone novelist and poet
• Maurice Duverge (1849–1891), Francophone poet^[13]
• Jacques Edouard (1964– ), Francophone journalist, poet and writer^[14]
• Jean Fanchette (1932–1992), Francophone poet and psychoanalyst^[15]
• Aqiil Gopee (1997– ), young writer and poet
• Charles Gueuvin (1834–1905), Francophone poet^[16]
• Robert-Edward Hart (1891–1954), francophone poet and novelist^[17]
• Marie-Thérèse Humbert (b. 1940) Francophone novelist^[18]
• Yusuf Kadel (1970– ), Francophone poet and playwright^[19]
• 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^[20]
• Félicien Mallefille (1813–1868), Francophone novelist and playwright
• Edouard Maunick (1931– ), Francophone poet, writer, and diplomat^{[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]}
• Shenaz Patel (b. 1966), Francophone and Creole story writer, playwright and novelist^[21]
• Jean-Georges Prosper (1933– ), poet^[22]
• Pierre Renaud (1921–1976), Francophone poet^[23]
• Amal Sewtohul (1971– ), diplomat and writer in French and Mauritian Creole^[24]
• Khal Torabully (1956– ), Francophone poet
• Paul-Jean Toulet (1867–1920), Francophone poet and writer in French and Mauritian Creole
• Abhimanyu Unnuth (1937– ), Hindi writer^[25]
• Dev Virahsawmy (1942– ), politician and playwright

See also

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

References