Lindsey Collen
Lindsey Collen (* 1948 Mqunduli , near Umtata , Transkei , South Africa ) is a writer living in Mauritius .
Awards
She gained international fame when she received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in the category Best Novel from Africa in 1994 for her novel Sita and Violence . This novel is banned in Mauritius. Her novel Boy was also awarded this prize in 2005 in the same category.
Works
- Sita and the violence . Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-499-13944-8 .
- The waves of Mauritius . Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 1998, ISBN 3-499-22297-3 .
- Life dance , novel. Lamuv-Verlag, Göttingen 1999, ISBN 3-88977-535-7 .
- engl. Mutiny , Bloomsbury, 2001, ISBN 0-7475-5265-7 .
- engl. Boy , Bloomsbury , 2004, ISBN 0-7475-6387-X .
- engl. The Malaria Man & other Neighbors . Ledikasyon pu travayer, St. Louis, Mauritius 2008, ISBN 978-99903-33-67-1 .
Publications in Kreol Morisyen
- Komye fwa mo finn trap enn pikan ursen . Ledikasyon pu travayer, St.Louis, Mauritius 1997, ISBN 99903-33-18-1 .
- Natir imin: Mauritian Creole & English versions . Ledikasyon pu travayer, St.Louis, Mauritius 2000, ISBN 99903-33-31-9 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Lindsey Collen in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Collen, Lindsey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mauritian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mqunduli , near Umtata , Transkei , South Africa |