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Antoine Abel

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in Anse Boileau, Seychelles

November 27, 1934

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Antoine Abel (1934-2004) has left a profound legacy for Seychellois literature, shaping the course of the literary culture on this Indian Ocean archipelago. As Pat Matyot, another Seychellois writer stated, ‘He was something of a mentor who set off a whole new way of looking at life when he wrote Mon Poeme Natal, the ultimate summary of how we are bound to the nature’.

Considered to be the father of Seychelles literature, in Abel’s long career he wrote novels, short stories, poetry and plays in French, English and Creole; many of which engaged with the folklore of the Seychelles, and the natural environment of the islands. He was born on Mahe Island (the principal island of Seychelles) and, as Matyot reveals, his work validated the real-life ...more

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	Contes et poèmes des Seychelles 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1977	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coco sec 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1977	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Une Tortue se Rappelle 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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