Novel
Fler fletri
Not translated into English
Leu Mancienne · 1985
Synopsis
The first novel written in Seychellois Creole, published with its French version in a single volume. According to the overview of Seychellois literature published by Potomitan, the book enjoyed real success and opened the way for other Creole novels. Neither the plot nor the characters are described.
Context
After independence, a voluntarist policy made Creole the national language of the country, and a literature in that language appeared in the last years of the seventies, before the Creole Institute, created in 1986, became its main publisher. Mancienne's novel precedes those of Antoine Abel and June Vell. Potomitan's overview gives it as published in Paris by the Agence de coopération culturelle et technique, whereas Africultures attributes it to the Creole Institute.
Who it is for
A bilingual novel, in Creole and French; the book is rare and hard to find outside Seychelles.
Prizes and reception
The book was a real success when it was published and other novels in Creole followed.