Nathacha Appanah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nathacha Appanah

Mauritian-French writer

Date of Birth: 24-May-1973

Place of Birth: Mahébourg, Grand Port District, Mauritius

Profession: writer, journalist, novelist

Nationality: Mauritius

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Nathacha Devi Pathareddy Appanah (born 24 May 1973 in Mahébourg, Mauritius) is a Mauritian-French author.
She spent most of her teenage years in Mauritius and also worked as a journalist/columnist at Le Mauricien and Week-End Scope before emigrating to France.
She was a contributor to poetry and news section during her tenure in the magazines. Since 1998, Nathacha Appanah is well known as an active writer.
Her first book Les Rochers de Poudre d'Or (published by Éditions Gallimard) received the "Prix RFO du livre".
The book was based on the arrival of Indian indentured workers in Mauritius.
Her other works like The Last Brother detailing struggles during Nazi attack and migration to Czechoslovakia and Tropic of violence based on children on the streets of Mayotte are critically acclaimed.