Edouard Maunick
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Edouard Joseph Marc Maunick (born September 23, 1931, Mauritius
) is a Mauritian, African poet, critic, and translator.
Maunick is a métis or mulatto
, and as such was the subject of discrimination from both blacks and whites. He worked briefly as a librarian in Port-Louis before going to Paris
in 1960, where he wrote, lectured, and directed for Coopération Radiophonique. He was also a frequent contributor to Présence Africaine
and other journals.
Maunick's work was based not in the more traditional search for roots to establish an individual identity. Instead, he lamented his own isolation and the persecution of his people in poetry collections such as Les Oiseaux du sang (1954; "The Birds of Blood"), Les Manèges de la mer (1964; "Taming the Sea"), and Mascaret ou le livre de la mer et de la mort (1966; "Mascaret or The Book of the Sea and of Death"). His Fusillez-moi (1970; "Shoot Me") was written as a protest against blacks killing blacks in Nigeria
. Later works include Africaines du temps jadis (1976; "African Women of Times Gone By") and En mémoire de mèmorable suivi de Jusqu'en terre Yoruba (1979; "A Memory of the Memorable, Followed by As Far as the Land of the Yoruba").
On October 16, 2003, Edouard Maunick received the Grand Prix de la Francophonie, awarded by the Académie française
. He won the 1977 Prix Guillaume Apollinaire
for Ensoleillé vif.
His son, Jean-Paul Maunick
is a record producer and member of the band incognito
.
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
) is a Mauritian, African poet, critic, and translator.
Maunick is a métis or mulatto
Mulatto
Mulatto denotes a person with one white parent and one black parent, or more broadly, a person of mixed black and white ancestry. Contemporary usage of the term varies greatly, and the broader sense of the term makes its application rather subjective, as not all people of mixed white and black...
, and as such was the subject of discrimination from both blacks and whites. He worked briefly as a librarian in Port-Louis before going to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1960, where he wrote, lectured, and directed for Coopération Radiophonique. He was also a frequent contributor to Présence Africaine
Présence Africaine
Présence africaine is a panafrican quarterly cultural, political, and literary magazine, published in Paris and founded by Alioune Diop in 1947. In 1949, Présence africaine expanded to include a publishing house and a bookstore on the rue des Écoles in the Latin Quarter of Paris...
and other journals.
Maunick's work was based not in the more traditional search for roots to establish an individual identity. Instead, he lamented his own isolation and the persecution of his people in poetry collections such as Les Oiseaux du sang (1954; "The Birds of Blood"), Les Manèges de la mer (1964; "Taming the Sea"), and Mascaret ou le livre de la mer et de la mort (1966; "Mascaret or The Book of the Sea and of Death"). His Fusillez-moi (1970; "Shoot Me") was written as a protest against blacks killing blacks in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. Later works include Africaines du temps jadis (1976; "African Women of Times Gone By") and En mémoire de mèmorable suivi de Jusqu'en terre Yoruba (1979; "A Memory of the Memorable, Followed by As Far as the Land of the Yoruba").
On October 16, 2003, Edouard Maunick received the Grand Prix de la Francophonie, awarded by the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
. He won the 1977 Prix Guillaume Apollinaire
Prix Guillaume Apollinaire
-Winners:* 2010 : Jean-Marie Barnaud for Fragments d'un corps incertain * 2009 : Jacques Ancet for L'identité obscure * 2008 : Alain Borer for Icare & I don’t...
for Ensoleillé vif.
His son, Jean-Paul Maunick
Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick
Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick is a British guitarist, bandleader, composer and record producer. He has led the British acid jazz band Incognito since its formation in 1979. With Incognito, he has released fourteen studio albums as well as a number of live albums, remix albums and compilation albums...
is a record producer and member of the band incognito
Incognito (band)
Incognito is a British band, as well as one of the members of the United Kingdom's acid jazz movement. Their debut album, Jazz Funk, was released in 1981, with thirteen more albums following, the last of which, Transatlantic RPM, was released in 2010....
.