Shenaz Patel

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Shenaz Patel (born July 29, 1966) is a Mauritian writer. [1]

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Early life and education

She was born in the town of Rose Hill, Mauritius and writes in both French and Mauritian Creole. She did her secondary studies at Lycée La Bourdonnais. Subsequently, she obtained her degree in Modern Literature from the Université de la Réunion in 1986. [2]

Career

Patel was one of a group of Mauritian writers who founded the literary journal Tracés. She has translated two Tintin stories into Creole: Le Secret de la Licorne and Trésor de Rackham le Rouge. [1]

Her first play La phobie du caméléon was awarded the Prix Beaumarchais. [1]

In 2014, Vents d'ailleurs published her novella Paradis Blues, which is written in French with Creole interspersed through the narration.

In 2016, she was a participant in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, IA. [3]

Selected works [1]

Novels

Stories

Plays

Literary Awards and distinctions

Patel has been awarded the following honours: [1]

YearAward / Distinction
2002Prix Radio France du Livre de l’Océan Indien, for Le Portrait Chamarel.
2004Prix du Roman Francophone (Issy, France), for Sensitive.
2005Prix Beaumarchais des écritures dramatiques de l’Océan Indien, for La phobie du caméléon.
2006Prix Soroptimist de la Romancière francophone (Grenoble), for Le Silence des Chagos.
2016International Writing Program Resident, University of Iowa
2018Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellow, Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, Harvard University.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shenaz Patel". Île en île. Lehman College.(in French)
  2. https://www.babelio.com/auteur/Shenaz-Patel/20855
  3. "2016 Residency | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
  4. http://ile-en-ile.org/patel/#:~:text=La%20premi%C3%A8re%20pi%C3%A8ce%20de%20th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre,contre%20le%20changement%20de%20couleur.