Books set in Mauritius (13)
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Blue Bay Palace by Nathacha Appanah-Mouriquand EN
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Exposing the extremes of life in a developing country, this novel of doomed love shows how poverty, class divisions, and ramshackle housing become even harder to bear when luxurious resorts and rich tourists arrive on the scene. Growing up on the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, lonely young Maya hopes that someday she might escape her poverty and find happiness in the desirable housing developments near the new hotels. When she falls in love with a man from a well-to-do family, she believes that her dream is within reach, but her hopes are shattered when her lover is too weak to defy... continue
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Die Stille von Chagos by Shenaz Patel DE
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While Charlesia longs for her homeland of Diego Garcia, Désiré, the young man who might be her son, begins to uncover the secrets of his parents and their past. This novel tells the story of the Chagossians, their deportation, and their uprooted lives in Mauritius since Diego Garcia became an American military base.
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El cielo sobre el tejado by Nathacha Appanah ES
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Flavie Philipon, Elle Lobo tiene diecisiete años y está siendo trasladado en un furgón de policía a un centro penitenciario para menores por haber provocado un accidente de tráfico: cogió el coche de su madre y condujo durante horas sin tener carnet para reencontrarse con Paloma, su hermana mayor, a la que hace más de diez años que no ve. Cuando se aproximaba a su destino, Lobo se puso nervioso, entró por una calle de sentido contrario y chocó contra otro coche, hiriendo a dos personas. El relato emotivo de ese proyecto de r... continue
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"Set in Mauritius during the uprising following the death of the Mauritian musician Kaya, Kaya Days tells the story of a young woman's daylong search for her younger brother who has gone missing"--
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La cuarentena by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio ES
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Corre el año 1872 cuando en una taberna parisiense irrumpe desafiante el poeta Arthur Rimbaud y amenaza a la clientela. Diecinueve años después, Jacques Archambau, un joven médico que de niño asistió atónito a la tormentosa escena y que ignora cuán ligado se halla su destino al del célebre poeta, embarca en el Ava con su esposa Suzanne y su hermano Léon rumbo a la isla Mauricio, su tierra natal. Allí les espera el gran clan familiar que antaño expulsara al padre de Jacques y Léon. Sin embargo, tras declararse dos casos de cólera en el barco, los pasajeros -un puñado de europeos y multitud de i... continue
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Le dernier frère by Nathacha Appanah FR
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Lorsque David lui apparaît en rêve, Raj se retrouve projeté dans son enfance : une plantation de champs de canne, le père à la violence imprévisible, la tendresse de la mère, les jeux près de la rivière avec ses frères... Un bonheur précaire balayé par un cyclone, et l’installation de la famille au centre de l’île, près d’une prison où vivent de mystérieux réfugiés. Le 26 décembre 1940, L’Atlantic accoste à Port-Louis avec, à son bord, quelque 1500 Juifs refoulés de Palestine et déportés à l’île Maurice, alors colonie britannique. À cette époque, Raj ignore tout du monde et des tragédies qui s... continue
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More Than One Thing Can Be True: A Story of Survival by Caroline Brunne EN
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In this work of deep reflection, insight, and vulnerability Caroline Brunne shares her story. At the heart of her journey is her experience of trauma, childhood sexual abuse and her ongoing quest to support her fellow survivors.
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Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly EN
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
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***A BEST BOOK OF 2018 SELECTION*** NPR * The Washington Post * Book Riot * Autostraddle * Psychology Today ***A BEST FEMINIST BOOK SELECTION*** Refinery 29, Book Riot, Autostraddle, BITCH Rage Becomes Her is an “utterly eye opening” (Bustle) book that gives voice to the causes, expressions, and possibilities of female rage. As women, we’ve been urged for so long to bottle up our anger, letting it corrode our bodies and minds in ways we don’t even realize. Yet there are so, so many legitimate reasons for us to feel angry, ranging from blatant, horrifying acts of misogyny to the subtle drip, dr... continue