Aqiil Gopee

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Aqiil Gopee (born 22 June 1997) is a Mauritian writer and poet.

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Aqiil Gopee at the PJEF 2014 Proclamation of Laureates

His first novella, La Pièce, was published in 2012 after reception of a jury mention at the Prix du Livre d'Or [1] (2011) competition organised by the Municipality of Quatre-Bornes and presided over by Ananda Devi. Two other books, Fantômes, [2] a collection of short-stories (prefaced by Ananda Devi) and Orgasmes (a collection of poems) came out in 2013, and in 2014, he was proclaimed laureate of the Prix du jeune écrivain de langue française in France for his short-story 'Loup et Rouge', a re-writing of the tale of the Little Red Riding Hood, and subsequently invited to the Salon du Livre de Paris to attend the 'Écrire à 20 ans' panel. [3] Other awards include The S.I.C.O.M Youth Excellence Award For The Promotion of Literature (2014) and The Prix Jean-Fanchette des Jeunes (2015). His texts are studied at the University of Mauritius. [4]

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  1. 1 2 "LIVRE D'OR: Quatre textes remarqués, zéro lauréat". Le Mauricien. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  2. 1 2 "AQIIL GOPEE : Écrivain fantastique". Le Mauricien. 12 July 2013.
  3. 1 2 "AQIIL GOPEE ET SON AVENTURE FRANÇAISE". 5 plus.
  4. ↑ "UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS RESEARCH WEEK 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  5. ↑ "RECUEIL : Orgasmes d'Aqiil Gopee". Le Mauricien. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  6. ↑ "Quand deux jeunes écrivains tentent d'inspirer..." 14 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
  7. ↑ "ÉDITIONS ACORIA : Publication d'une anthologie de la poésie mauricienne". Le Mauricien. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  8. 1 2 Prix Jean Fanchette des Jeunes (11 July 2015). "PRIX JEAN FANCHETTE DES JEUNES : Deux lauréats et un livre…". Le Mauricien. Retrieved 2015-07-11.


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