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COLOUR MAURITIUS – History and Fun on an Isl...

  COLOUR MAURITIUS History and Fun on an Island ORDER THIS BOOK NOW! Khalil Muthy: Colour Mauritius:   Get all 3 colouring books for a price of £3.50. Colouring Book suitable for 8 to 12 years olds. 18 pages with English  text. Conception and Illustrations by Khalil Muthy. This book will make a great gift for friends travelling with children to Mauritius… Just click on the Pay Pal link, purchase...

The Book of Colour by Julia Blackburn

  BOOK REVIEW The Book of Colour by Julia Blackburn The Book of Colour tells the stories of 4 generations of a family, living in the Seychelles, Mauritius and England  in the  late 19th century and early 20th century. The story is told through the eyes of an innocent child, often unware of the significance of unfolding events.  The narrator’s mother suffers a mental breakdown which causes him to be sent off to...

“Grand Port: Untold Stories”

    OUVRAGE PUBLIÉ À LONDRES “Grand Port: Untold Stories” CRIOS (Centre for Research on Indian Ocean Societies) Vient de paraître à Londres, la toute dernière publication de CRIOS (Centre for Research on Indian Ocean Societies), Grand Port: Untold Stories, avec pour auteurs Marina Carter et Mark S. Hall. “Zistwar Jouan” de L.D.C. Cuniah y figure également. Cet ouvrage propose aux...

‘Repiblik Zanimo’

Is it possible to separate art and politics? Is it possible to put aside the environment and the political events surrounding an artist’s career or work? In terms of comic strips and books, it seems obvious that the answer is negative. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the policy of « Zaïrianization » and the setting up of a dictatorial regime with all its consequences (censorship and control of the press amongst...

Companions of Misfortune

BOOK REVIEW   Companions of Misfortune: Flinders and Friends at the Isle of France, 1803-1810   In 1803, Captain Matthew Flinders, returning from an important voyage of discovery, was imprisoned on the then French island of Mauritius. This book tells the story of his 6 ½  year exile and of the men and women there who befriended him. These were the tumultuous times of the Napoleonic Wars and the Indian Ocean was...