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Naivo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Madagascar |
| Language | French |
| Genre | historical fiction |
| Notable works | Beyond the Rice Fields |
| Years active | 1996-now |
| Website | |
| naivoharisoa | |
Naivo (born Naivoharison Patrick Ramanmonjisoa [1] ) is a Malagasy writer of historical fiction and the author of the first Malagasy novel to be translated into English, Beyond the Rice Fields.
Naivo worked as a teacher in Paris. [2] He emigrated to Canada where he works as a journalist and lives in Ottawa. [3]
His debut adult fiction novel was Beyond the Rice Fields. [4] The novel draws inspiration from Malagasy history. [5] It was first published in French by Éditions Sépia in 2016. [6] It is the first work of fiction from Madagascar to be translated into English. [7] The translation was made possible through a 2015 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant. [1] [8] Beyond the Rice Fields was longlisted for the 2018 BTBA for Fiction and Poetry. [9] It received a Five-Heart Review from Foreword Reviews. [10]
His short story collection Madagascar entre poivre et vanille: Petits portraits à plume débridée, deals with Madagascar's coups, the corrupt judiciary system, monarchy and colonialism. [11]
Novels
Short stories
Non-Fiction
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2018
Won
1996
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