List of Mauritian writers

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

• 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

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

References