ENG 311: SURVEY OF AFRO-ASIAN LITERATURE

Republic of

MAURITI
- MISSION, EDDIEVON

US
OBJECTIV
At the end of this lesson, the students can:
ES:
1. recognize the background, people, languages, world
ranking, & government system of Mauritius;

2. appraise the importance of Mauritian Literature; and

3. discover the famous Mauritian literary works and

authors.
FLAG
of
Mauritius
 MAURITI
Is an island US
Its capital is Port Mauritius
country in the Louis and the Rupee is the
Indian Ocean, people of currency of
located off the Mauritius are Mauritius.
eastern coast of called
Africa. Mauritians.
 Population: 1.2 million+
(Worldometer)
They are composed mainly
of these major ethnic
groups:
Indo-Mauritians, Afro-
Mauritians, Sino-Mauritians, PEOPL
& Franco-Mauritians. E
of
Their official languages are:
English, Creole, & French.

Ethnic languages are: Hindi, Tamil,

Marathi, Urdu, & Mandarin.

LANGU
 Mauritius's economic freedom score
is 70.9, making its economy the 30th
out of 195 countries in the world to
be freest in the 2022 Index. Mauritius
is ranked 1st among 47 countries in
the Sub-Saharan Africa region, and
WORLD
its overall score is above the regional
and world averages. RANKING
of Mauritius
 GOVERNMENT
SYTEM
The Government System of Mauritius is
of Mauritius
Parliamentary republic, a republic with one
legislative.

The President is the head of state.

The Prime Minister is head of the government,
which holds executive power.
 RELIGIOUS
AFFILIATION
of Mauritius
 HINDU – half of the population
 CHRISTIAN – 1/3 of the population (Roman
Catholic)
 BUDDHISTS – small group
 MUSLIMS – majority of the remainder
Mauritian Literature
Interracial relationships, multiracialism,
and exoticism are subjects that are intertwined
in the storylines of their literature. The
dichotomy of old and new ways of life is at the
heart of their stories: mixing old superstition in
with politics or ethnic issues.
 - is a French-Mauritian writer &
professor who was awarded the Nobel
Prize winner for Literature in 2008. His
literary career highlights different
cultures in different times and challenges
Western civilization's dominance.

J.M.G Le Famous work:

Cléizo  Le Procès-Verbal Mauritian
(The Interrogation) Famous Authors
 - is a novelist, short-story writer and
poet. She is considered a powerful voice
in modern African writing in French and
has won several prestigious literary
awards.

Ananda Famous work:

Devi
 Eve Out of Her Ruins Mauritian
Famous Authors
 - Khal Torabully creates poetry and
poetics for those forgotten by history, a
theorem and theory which construct a
tangible and sensual. He first coined the
word “coolitude”

Khal Famous work:

Torabully
 “Cale d'etoiles: Mauritian
Coolitude” Famous Authors
 Mauritian
Famous Authors
- is a Mauritian writer,
painter, and visionary, known
especially for his Sens-
Malcolm de Plastique, a work consisting of
Chazal several thousand aphorisms
and pensées.
 Mauritian
Famous Authors
- is a politician, playwright, poet and
advocate of the Mauritian Creole language.
Though he writes easily in both French and
English, Virahsawmy is most renowned for
his efforts to popularize the use of
Dev translation of literatures in Creole. Enn ta
Virahsawmy senn dan vid (Much Ado About Nothing), by
William Shakespeare is one of his
translated literary works.
 Mauritian
Famous Artist

- His art is an expression of the

creole heritage. We can see a little
bit of Mauritius in all of his
creations. Canvas painting is his
Vaco Baissac favorite form of art expression.
Additional Examples:
 SUMM
The incredible people of Mauritius—called Mauritians. Currently, the
ARY of Mauritius is 1.2 million and counting. They are mainly
population
composed of these major ethnic groups: Indo-Mauritians, Afro-Mauritians,
Sino-Mauritians, & Franco-Mauritians. Their official languages are:
English, Creole, & French.

Mauritian literature touches on many important themes that a broad scope

of readers can identify with. Interracial relationships, multiracialism, and
exoticism are the common subjects of their works. Also, Mauritian artists
excel in a number of arts, from photography to painting to sculpting. Their
art incorporates a mix of African, Asian, European, and Arab styles and
influences.
.
REFERENC
Index of Economic Freedom.(2022). The Heritage Foundation. Retrieved from
ES:
https://www.heritage.org/index/country/mauritius

https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/mauritius-population/#:~:text=The
%20current%20population%20of%20Mauritius,the%20latest%20United%20Nations
%20data
.
https://mauritiusattractions.com/mauritius-languages-i-85.html

Worldly Rise. (2016). MAURITIUS: ART AND LITERATURE. Retrieved from

http://worldlyrise.blogspot.com/2016/07/mauritius-art-and-literature.html

Saramandi, A. (2022). 12 Mauritian Women Writers You Should Be Reading.

Retrieved from
https://electricliterature.com/10-mauritian-women-writers-you-should-be-reading/
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