Ananda Devi

Rohini Bannerjee (Saint Mary's University of Minnesota)

Ed. by David Houston Jones, University of Exeter
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.07: French Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Hugo Azerad (University of Cambridge), Patrick ffrench (King's College London), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck, University of London), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Sinan Richards (King's College London), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

Born 23 Mar 1957
Activity 1972-ongoing

Places

Born in Mauritius
Active in France; Mauritius

Cultural Identities

African French

Activities

Primary

Novelist
Story-writer

Resources

Devi's Works

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Ever since the initial studies of Jean-Jacques Joubert on the future of the literature and culture of the Indian Ocean, critics and researchers have been engaged in a vast enterprise of discovery: that of the vast range of English and French-language literature of the

indianoceanic

region, and in particular Mauritius. Mauritian Francophone writer Ananda Devi (A. D. Nirsimloo-Anenden) is considered one of the most prominent writers of the Indian Ocean, having made influential contributions to the artistic culture of Mauritius as a novelist, poet, essayist and screenplay writer. In addition to her very considerable literary profile, Devi holds a doctorate from the University of London in social anthropology, having defended a thesis on Telegu ethnic identity in Mauritius, an ethnic group…

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Citation: Bannerjee, Rohini. "Ananda Devi". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 09 December 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12498, accessed 21 November 2024.]

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