Trou d’Eau Douce becomes, from October 3rd to 5th 2025, the capital of mauritian and mascarene literature! After a stopover in India and France, this new edition of the Book Festival returns to its roots, celebrating the writings of La Réunion, Rodrigues and Mauritius. Dominique Bellier
“I dream that there will be many more exchanges and collaborations between authors from Reunion and Mauritius. We’re very complementary,” says Barlen Pyamootoo, initiator of this festival, which is one of the coolest around… Walking on the sand, feeling the trade winds as we stroll from one publisher to another, from a signing to a workshop, stirs the imagination and the joy of reading. Lulled by the ocean, we’ll discover the winner of the Indianocéanie prize at the opening night party, and listen to the music of words at the big reading night on Saturday evening.
On Saturday and Sunday, we’ll be meeting a host of writers – including Casimir Stewelderson, Peggy-Loup Garbal, Gilbert Aubry, Ibrahim Alladin and Olivier Bancoult – illustrators, songwriters and, of course, publishers and booksellers. We’ll listen to the reflections of passionate researchers such as Valérie Magdelaine, Carpanin Marimoutou and Cédric Mong-Hy. We’ll learn to write stories with Patrice Abdallah, draw with Laval Ng, and even invent stories in the footsteps of Chazal and Rabearivelo with Jean-Luc Raharimanana…
Île Courts is back too!
The initiators of the Île Courts festival dreamed of relaunching this not-to-be-missed event for the 7e art event, but until now had been unable to find the funding. With the support of the IOC and the AFD, among others, a new edition will be held on the last weekend of November and the following two, with programming in three different locations, so that these screenings really do reach all audiences…