Port Louis - Post Report Question and Answers

JMG le Clezio is a Franco-Mauritian who's written several books featuring or taking place in Mauritius, most notably The Prospector. Joseph Conrad visited here and wrote a few short stories about it and Mark Twain dedicated a chapter or two to Mauritius in his book about travelling around the world. I think you can get the Conrad and Twain free for Kindle. Twain wrote this famous and often misquoted line about Mauritius: "Here the citizen does the talking about the country himself; the stranger is not asked to help. You get all sorts of information. From one citizen you gather the idea that Mauritius was made first, and then heaven; and that heaven was copied after Mauritius. Another one tells you that this is an exaggeration..." He also writes some funny stuff about the British governor, the French locals, and the new Indian arrivals. Historical surveys are unfortunately hard to come by. - Jun 2014