List of Mauritian writers

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

• 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

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