Nathacha Appanah
Writer
(Mahérbourg, Mauritius) Nathacha Appanah is a writer. Her first novel, Les Rochers de Poudre d’Or, was published in 2003 by Gallimard Publishing. She is the author of Dernier Frère (2007), Tropique de la violence (2016) and Rien ne t’appartient (2021), among others.Her work addresses family relationships, memory, geopolitical and social issues with a sensitive and precise pen. Born in Mauritius and resident for several years in France, her books have been translated into several languages, including Basque, and she has won numerous literary prizes. In 2022, she received the Prix de la Langue Française for her entire body of work and held the chair of writing at Sciences Po. In 2023, he published La Mémoire délavée, for which he received the Prix des Ecrivains du Sud.
Interview: Luisa Etxenike
Luisa Etxenike is a writer born in San Sebastian. She has published, among others: the novels Aves del paraíso, Absoluta presencia, El detective de sonidos, El ángulo ciego (Euskadi Award), Los peces negros, Vino; and the plays La herencia (Buero Vallejo Award), Gernika es ahora and La entrevista; and the poetry collection El arte de la pesca. She is the director of Canal Europa and she runs the literary festival Un mundo de Escritoras. She was awarded the distinction of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government.
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