The Most Famous
WRITERS from Mauritius
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Mauritian Writers of all time. This list of famous Mauritian Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Nathacha Appanah (b. 1973)
With an HPI of 42.98, Nathacha Appanah is the most famous Mauritian Writer. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
Nathacha Devi Pathareddy Appanah (born 24 May 1973 in Mahébourg, Mauritius) is a Mauritian-French author. She spent most of her teenage years in Mauritius and also worked as a journalist/columnist at Le Mauricien and Week-End Scope before emigrating to France. She was a contributor to the poetry and news section during her tenure in the magazines. Since 1998, Nathacha Appanah has been well-known as an active writer. Her first book Les Rochers de Poudre d'Or (published by Éditions Gallimard) received the "Prix RFO du livre". The book was based on the arrival of Indian indentured workers in Mauritius. Her other works like The Last Brother, detailing struggles during the Nazi attack and migration to Czechoslovakia, and Tropic of Violence, based on children on the streets of Mayotte, are critically acclaimed.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Mauritian writers born between 1973 and 1973. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Mauritian writers include Nathacha Appanah. As of April 2024, 1 new Mauritian writers have been added to Pantheon including Nathacha Appanah.
