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Malcolm de Chazal (12 September 1902 – 1 October 1981) was a Mauritian writer, painter, and visionary, known especially for his Sens-Plastique, a work consisting of several thousand aphorisms and pensées.
This is a list of writers & authors from Mauritius who write in French, English or Hindi languages: ... Malcolm de Chazal (1902-1981), writer [16] [17]
While Kreol Morisyen is the most spoken language on in Mauritius, most of the literature is written in French, although many authors write in English, Bhojpuri, and Morisyen. Mauritius's renowned playwright Dev Virahsawmy writes exclusively in Morisyen. Important authors include Malcolm de Chazal, Ananda Devi, Raymond Chasle, and Edouard Maunick.
De Chazal was born on 15 December 1770, in Port Louis, Isle de France. He was deputy of the district of Pamplemousses, in the colonial Assembly of the Isle de France. He was an amateur painter and is known for his portrait of the British cartographer and Royal Navy captain Matthew Flinders, painted in 1806–1807. [1] The fourth edition of the ...
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Malcolm de Chazal (1902–1981, Mauritius, nf) Andrée Chedid (1920–2011, Egypt/France, p/f) Cris Cheek (born 1955, England, p/nf) Mavis Cheek (born 1948, England, f) John Cheever (1912–1982, US, f) John Cheke (1514–1557, England, nf) Anton Chekhov (1860–1904, Russia, d/f) Saveria Chemotti (born 1947, Italy, nf/f)
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Chazal or Ḥazal (Hebrew: חז״ל) [a] are the Jewish sages of the Mishnaic and Talmudic eras, spanning from the final 300 years of the Second Temple period until the 7th century, or c. 250 BCE – c. 625 CE. Their authority was mostly in the field of Halakha (Jewish law) and less regarding Jewish theology. [1]