ARGONAUT BOOKS

A deeply moving and revelatory reading experience, the essays collected in Portrait of an Island on Fire form an account of Mauritius at a crucial moment in its history.  Reviews 'Ariel Saramandi's interweaving essay collection presents a courageous, stringent and mesmerizing portrait of the island, her home, and the social and political effects of colonialism. She's a great writer.' - Wendy Erskine, The Observer'Portrait of an Island on Fire is a fascinating look at Mauritius, a personal account of a homeland told with rage, rigour and love. Saramandi brilliantly, subtl...Read More