Aqiil Gopee


Aqiil Gopee is a Mauritian writer and poet.
His first book, La Pièce was published in April 2012 by Edilivre Paris, after reception of a jury mention in the Prix du Livre d'Or 2011 competition organised by the Municipality of Quatre-Bornes and presided over by Ananda Devi. Two other books, Fantômes and Orgasmes 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. Other awards include The S.I.C.O.M Youth Excellence Award For The Promotion of Literature and The Prix Jean-Fanchette des Jeunes. His texts are studied at the University of Mauritius.

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