Ananda Devi

Ananda Devi (born March 23, 1957) is a Mauritian writer.[1]

Of Andhra Pradesh and Creole descent, she was born at Trois-Boutiques, Mauritius. At the age of 15, she won a prize in a Radio France Internationale short story competition. She went on to study at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. In 1977, she published a collection of short stories Solstices. After spending several years in Brazzaville in the Congo, she moved to Ferney-Voltaire in 1989, the same year in which her first novel Rue la poudrière was published. This was followed by more novels: Le Voile de Draupadi in 1993, L’Arbre fouet in 1997 and, in 2000, Moi, l'interdite, which received the Prix Radio France du Livre de l’Océan Indien.[1]

In 2007, Devi received the Certificat d’Honneur Maurice Cagnon du Conseil International d’Études Francophones.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ananda Devi". The Institute of Modern Languages Research.

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