Mauritius

Books in this genre are set in or about Mauritius.

The Last Brother
Eve out of Her Ruins
Silent Winds, Dry Seas
Riambel
Silence of the Chagos
The Prospector
An Impossible Return
Zielone sari
The Rape of Sita
Blue Bay Palace
Tropique de la violence
Kaya Days
The Interrogation
Golden Bats & Pink Pigeons
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradCry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,754 books — 1,633 voters
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El SaadawiAya by Marguerite AbouetNervous Conditions by Tsitsi DangarembgaSeason of Migration to the North by Tayeb SalihThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
Tour d'Afrique
71 books — 21 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherDark Star Safari by Paul TherouxSo Many Africas by Jill KandelKilimanjaro and Beyond by Barry FinlayJourney Without Maps by Graham Greene
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Africa
121 books — 114 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerA Dry White Season by André BrinkThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William KamkwambaWe Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo
Southern Africa
264 books — 71 voters

A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia SamatarThe Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose UtomiSon of the Storm by Suyi Davies OkungbowaBlood Scion by Deborah FalayeEverfair by Nisi Shawl
Africa-Influenced Epic Fantasy
21 books — 8 voters
Mr. Impossible by Loretta ChaseAs You Desire by Connie BrockwayThe Other Guy's Bride by Connie BrockwayA Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna RaybournMr. Impossible by Loretta Chase
Historical Romance Set in Africa
52 books — 21 voters


Nigel Slater
There is a smell, rich and sickly sweet, so pungent I feel as if I am being choked. A smell that is both new and curiously familiar. Notes of the most intense jasmine with a back note of vanilla and overripe mango. The sea is too warm, and I cut short my night swim. As I pass through the garden, lanterns now glowing, the perfume has faded a little, it is less hypnotic, softer and more floral than before. Trumpets of deep-crimson hibiscus have closed for the night, chains of bougainvillea and a p ...more
Nigel Slater, A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts

Malcolm de Chazal
Courez à Pamplemousses. Fouillez les trésors spirituels de votre terroir. Réveillez les mythes et soyez rajeunis d'âme. Les Rouges fouillaient les étoiles. Fouillez pour votre part la terre où ont passé leurs pas. Bénissez Cressonville, remerciez le Pouce, faites des génuflexions devant le Corps-de-Garde, plutôt qu'à vos puissants illusoires. L'île Maurice est une île du Mythe. Le mystère y rampe dans chaque allée. L'Alchimie y est continuelle, entre ciel et terre. ...more
Malcolm de Chazal, Petrusmok

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