Portrait of an Island on Fire

Title: Portrait of an Island on Fire
Author: Ariel Saramandi
ISBN: 9781804271612
Publisher: Fitzcarraldo Editions
Published: 2025
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition Note: New from the publisher
Publisher Description:

A deeply moving and revelatory reading experience, the essays collected in Portrait of an Island on Fire form a searing account of Mauritius at a crucial moment in its history. Unceasing in its critiques of racist, patriarchal abuses of power, in its unpicking of the ills at the core of contemporary Mauritian society and their roots, the collection is a milestone in thinking about the lasting social and political effects of colonialism and how they play out at the level of government policy, the handling of environmental issues, in schools, in hospitals, in families, in language. For all its well-placed anger, Ariel Saramandi's sparklingly intelligent and intimate debut is full of love and momentum - a push for a better future for Mauritius and, by extension, for the world.