Nathacha Appanah

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Nathacha Appanah-Mouriquand (born May 24, 1973 in Mahébourg ) is a Mauritian writer and journalist.

biography

Nathacha Appanah's ancestors came to Mauritius as contract workers in the 19th century. She grew up in the north of the island. In her home country she worked as a journalist for Le Mauricien and Week-End Scope before moving to France in 1998. There she wrote her first novel Les Rochers de Poudre d'or , about the history of Indian contract workers in Mauritius. The second novel, Blue Bay Palace , dealt with the problems of the Hindu community in Mauritius, their traditional caste system and the influence of modern mass tourism.

Works

  • 2003: Les Rochers de Poudre d'or
  • 2004: Blue Bay Palace (German Blue Bay Palace ) Lenos 2006
  • 2005: La Noce d'Anna
  • 2007: Le Dernier Frère (German: The Last Brother ) Knaus 2009 and Unionsverlag 2012
  • 2015: En attendant demain
  • 2016: Tropique de la violence

Awards

Nathacha Appanah's literary work has received several awards

  • 2003 Prix ​​du Livre RFO for Les rochers de Poudre d'Or
  • 2004 Prix ​​Littéraire Rosine Perrier for Les rochers de Poudre d'Or
  • 2006 Prix ​​des Lecteurs d'Herblay Prize of the jury for La noce d'Anna
  • 2006 Prix ​​Grand Public Salon du Livre for La noce d'Anna
  • 2007 Prix ​​du Roman FNAC for Le dernier frère
  • 2008 Prix ​​des Lecteurs de CritiquesLibres.com - Roman de la Francophonie for La noce d'Anna
  • 2008 Prix ​​Culture et Bibliothèques Pour Tous for Le dernier frère
  • 2008 Prix ​​des Lecteurs de L'Express for Le dernier frère

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of literary prizes. In: prix-litteraires.net. Retrieved October 21, 2012 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Appanah, Nathacha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Appanah-Mouriquand, Nathacha (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mauritian writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Mahébourg