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Aqiil Gopee
Mauritian writer and poet (born 1997)
Aqiil Gopee (born 22 June 1997) is a Mauritian writer and poet.
His first novella, La Pièce, was published in 2012 after reception of a jury mention at the Prix du Livre d'Or [1] (2011) competition organised by the Municipality of Quatre-Bornes and presided over by Ananda Devi. Two other books, Fantômes,[2] a collection of short-stories (prefaced by Ananda Devi) and Orgasmes (a collection of poems) came out in 2013, and in 2014, he was proclaimed laureate of the Prix du jeune écrivain de langue française in France for his short-story 'Loup et Rouge', a re-writing of the tale of the Little Red Riding Hood, and subsequently invited to the Salon du Livre de Paris to attend the 'Écrire à 20 ans' debate.[3] Other awards include The S.I.C.O.M Youth Excellence Award For The Promotion of Literature (2014) and The Prix Jean-Fanchette des Jeunes (2015). His texts are studied at the University of Mauritius.[4]