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Le Mauricien is a French -language newspaper, based and distributed in Mauritius. The newspaper, founded in 1908, is released daily and is one of the most read in Mauritius. The publishers, Le Mauricien Ltd., also publish Week-End, Week-End Scope and Turf Magazine. [ 1] It is an independent newspaper. [citation needed]
Pierre Léoville Arthur L'Homme (1857–1928) was a Mauritian poet, literary critic, journalist, newspaper editor and librarian who wrote in French.He is considered the foremost Mauritian poet of the late nineteenth century [1] and the first Mauritian writer to produce an extensive body of work [2] and to establish an overseas literary reputation.
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 ...
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Le Clézio, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2008, is of Mauritian heritage and holds dual French-Mauritian citizenship. The island plays host to the Le Prince Maurice Prize. In keeping with the island's literary culture the prize alternates on a yearly basis between English-speaking and French-speaking writers.
Culture of Mauritius. Mauritius is a multi-ethnic, multilingual and a plural society with a population composed mainly of four major ethnic and religious groups. It is often depicted as a "rainbow nation". [1][2]
Mauritius was later rediscovered and visited by the Portuguese between 1507 and 1513. Mauritius and surrounding islands were known as the Mascarene Islands (Ilhas Mascarenhas) after Pedro Mascarenhas. Portuguese discoveries 1415–1543 in the Reign of D. João III (verde) An official world map by Diogo Ribeiro described "from west to east, the ...