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Joelle Whiting
Jun 14, 20222 min read
Le bal du dodo
Le bal du dodo by Geneviève Dormann is the story of French colonisers as they set sails to discover L'Isle de France, now Mauritius....


Joelle Whiting
Dec 12, 20211 min read
Ève de ses décombres
Ève de ses décombres or Eve out of her ruins by Ananda Devi, tells the story of Ève and a group of young people from Troumaron housing...


Joelle Whiting
Dec 31, 20243 min read
Ni chaînes ni maîtres
Ni chaînes ni maîtres by Audrey Mafouta-Bantsimba (2024) is the novel adaptation of the movie Ni chaînes ni maîtres  by Simon Moutaïrou...


Joelle Whiting
Sep 6, 20242 min read
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's adventures in wonderland/ Les aventures d' Alice au pays des merveilles (1865) by Charles Dodgson was written under his...


Joelle Whiting
Aug 18, 20242 min read
Before the coffee gets cold
Before the coffee gets cold is a novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, translated from Japanese to English by Geoffrey Trousselot. The french...


Joelle Whiting
Jul 20, 20242 min read
Le Cantique du rasta
‘Le Cantique du rasta’ (2021) by Sharon Paul is inspired by the life and death of famous Mauritian musician, Kaya, who tragically passed...


Joelle Whiting
May 31, 20242 min read
Le ciel par-dessus le toit
Le ciel par-dessus le toit (2019) is written by Mauritian born author Natacha Appanah and translated into English by Geoffrey Strachan as...


Joelle Whiting
Oct 7, 20232 min read
The boy who had never seen the sea
Celui qui n'avait jamais vu la mer, by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, is the story of Daniel who longs to see the ocean. That is all he...

Joelle Whiting
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Blue Bay Palace
Blue Bay palace by Natacha Appanah is the story of Maya who ventures from her humble town of Blue Bay, Mauritius, to discover a world of...

Joelle Whiting
Sep 24, 20221 min read
Rêve d'oiseau...Dream of birds
Rêve d'oiseau or Dream of birds by Shenaz Patel is a beautifully written and illustrated picture book. The story is that of Sara who...


Joelle Whiting
Aug 1, 20222 min read
Mère Augustine and the Soeurs de Bon Secours...
The "untold" contribution and tribulations of Mère Augustine and the Soeurs de Bon Secours in post emancipation Mauritius 1850-1870...

Joelle Whiting
Apr 9, 20221 min read
The silence of a Mauritian student
The silence of a Mauritian student by Claire Valerie is an autobiography that recounts the author's journey from Mauritius to Malaysia...


Joelle Whiting
Feb 1, 20221 min read
Mo Zoli…
Mo zoli: enn zistwar dekolonizasion fam Kreol atraver so seve ek so batman by Christelle Collet is eloquently written in Mauritian...


Joelle Whiting
Nov 2, 20211 min read
Sens Magique
Sens Magique by Malcolm De Chazal is a captivating collection of the artist’s poetic thoughts. Sens Magique or magical sense is the space...


Joelle Whiting
Oct 20, 20211 min read
Les rochers de Poudre d'Or
Just finished reading Les Rochers de Poudre d'Or (2003) by Natasha Appanah. This book has been on my book shelf for many years and never...


Joelle Whiting
Oct 18, 20211 min read
Zistwar Ti-Prens
Le Petit Prince/The Little Prince (1943) by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry is one of my favourite book. Translated into Mauritian Creole by Dev...
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