Mauritian literature

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Mauritian literature is more than two centuries old.

The island of Mauritius is home to many languages, and Mauritian literature exists in French, English, Creole and Indian languages.

Mauritian writers of Francophone narratives and poetry include Léoville L'Homme, Robert Edward-Hart, René Noyau, Jean-Georges Prosper, Marcel Cabon, Emmanuel Juste, Raymond Chasle, Marie-Thérèse Humbert, Loys Masson, Malcolm de Chazal and Hassam Wachill.

After independence in 1968 writers like Azize Asgarally and Dev Virahsawmy reactivated creole language, then considered as a "patois," and wrote literature, especially drama.

English language writers are Shakuntala Hawaldar, Hassan Heerah and Régis Fanchette, who wrote poetry, while Abhimanyu Unnuth wrote in bhojpuri.

The new generation of writers has expressed persistent concern with structure and more global themes. In French, the voices of Ananda Devi, Natacha Appanah, Barlen Pyamootoo, Shenaz Patel and Khal Torabully are regarded as original and potent.^{[original research?]}