Ariel Saramandi
@arielsaramandi.bsky.social
Mauritian. Essays in Granta, The White Review & more. Portrait of an Island on Fire out with Fitzcarraldo Editions in June 2025.
Portrait of an Island on Fire will be published by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social on 19 June 2025.
It’s an essay collection that examines different aspects of Mauritius: our colonial inheritances, the structures and operations of racism and patriarchy, our languages, our political system.
It’s an essay collection that examines different aspects of Mauritius: our colonial inheritances, the structures and operations of racism and patriarchy, our languages, our political system.
April 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Portrait of an Island on Fire will be published by @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social on 19 June 2025.
It’s an essay collection that examines different aspects of Mauritius: our colonial inheritances, the structures and operations of racism and patriarchy, our languages, our political system.
It’s an essay collection that examines different aspects of Mauritius: our colonial inheritances, the structures and operations of racism and patriarchy, our languages, our political system.
The former Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth, was arrested at 3am this morning on a charge of money laundering.
February 16, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The former Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Jugnauth, was arrested at 3am this morning on a charge of money laundering.
Some news! My debut essay collection, Portrait of an Island on Fire, will be published by Fitzcarraldo Editions in June 2025.
February 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Some news! My debut essay collection, Portrait of an Island on Fire, will be published by Fitzcarraldo Editions in June 2025.
Some news. Will be in London for the launch!
March 7, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Some news. Will be in London for the launch!
We have a cyclone upon us. The government told us to go to work as usual. Then the flooding happened —
#cyclonebelal #mauritius
#cyclonebelal #mauritius
January 15, 2024 at 9:48 AM
We have a cyclone upon us. The government told us to go to work as usual. Then the flooding happened —
#cyclonebelal #mauritius
#cyclonebelal #mauritius
Colonial bullshit continues to reign supreme
December 2, 2023 at 8:47 AM
Colonial bullshit continues to reign supreme
Nickhyl Dawoor and Geetanjali Shree at yesterday’s Festival du Livre de Trou d’Eau Douce.
October 15, 2023 at 6:23 AM
Nickhyl Dawoor and Geetanjali Shree at yesterday’s Festival du Livre de Trou d’Eau Douce.
An excellent read
October 2, 2023 at 12:55 PM
An excellent read
Guava picking in Chamarel. Strawberry guava is an invasive species, taking up large swathes of hillsides. A beloved Mauritian pastime in winter is picking the fruit (and making jam)
July 27, 2023 at 2:51 PM
Guava picking in Chamarel. Strawberry guava is an invasive species, taking up large swathes of hillsides. A beloved Mauritian pastime in winter is picking the fruit (and making jam)
All beautiful novels; Never Mind (the first) is the strongest. Alan Hollinghurst described St Aubyn as possibly the most brilliant novelist of his generation — true, but Hollinghurst is also deserving of the title.
July 7, 2023 at 4:08 AM
All beautiful novels; Never Mind (the first) is the strongest. Alan Hollinghurst described St Aubyn as possibly the most brilliant novelist of his generation — true, but Hollinghurst is also deserving of the title.