Passion or Profession: Writer

Period: 1957-

The landscape of Mauritius has made a profound impact on Ananda Devi, and her writing is filled with images of it. She uses her native language of French to write perceptive, lyrical novels and poems. Although she writes in French, she has also studied extensively in English. She received a doctorate in social anthropology from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.