Nathacha Appanah

✓ Source-basedstable

Mauritian-French author

JournalistsBorn 1973 · age 53

CompareClaim

Fame51.5

MomentumNot measured

Languages16

In century#21,124

Nathacha Devi Pathareddy Appanah is a Mauritian-French author. She spent most of her teenage years in Mauritius and also worked as a journalist/columnist at Le Mauricien and Week-End Scope before emigrating to France. She was a contributor to the poetry and news section during her tenure in the magazines.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 1

Awards 11

2025Prix Femina

2025Prix Renaudot des lycéens

2025Prix Goncourt des Lycéens

2025Gisèle Halimi prize

2022Prix de la langue française

2017Prix Roman France Télévisions

2017Charles Brisset Literary Award

2016Prix Femina des lycéens

2016Prix Patrimoines BPE

2007Prix du roman Fnac

2003Prix RFO du livre

In their orbit 1

SpouseBernard Gouley

Connected to Nathacha 6

Dali BenssalahAlso in Tropic of Violence (2022)

Céline SalletteAlso in Tropic of Violence (2022)

Delphine de ViganAlso in Tropic of Violence (2022)

Ananda DeviAlso won Prix Femina des lycéens

Lilia HassaineAlso won Prix Renaudot des lycéens

Sorj ChalandonAlso won Prix Goncourt des Lycéens