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Ali Zamir
Ali Zamir (born 1987) is a Comorian writer. He was born in Mutsamudu on the island of Anjouan. In 2016, for his first novel, ''Anguille sous roche'', he won the Prix Senghor and received a special mention by the Prix Wepler The prix Wepler is a French literary award established in 1998 at the initiative of the Abbesses Bookshop, with the support of the La Poste Foundation, and the Brasserie Wepler (Place Clichy, 18th arrondissement of Paris) and which distinguishes, .... He won the Prix Roman France Télévisions in 2019 for ''Dérangé que je suis''. Bibliography * ''Anguille sous roche'' (2016). ''A Girl Called Eel'', trans. Aneesa Abbas Higgins (Jacaranda Books, 2019). * ''Mon Étincelle'' (2017) * ''Dérangé que je suis'' (2019). ''Deranged As I Am'', trans. Alice Banks (Fum d'Estampa Press, 2022). References {{Authority control Comorian writers Living people 1987 births People from Anjouan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demographics Of The Comoros
The Comorians ( ar, القمري) inhabiting Grande Comore, Anjouan, and Mohéli (86% of the population) share African-Arab origins. Islam is the dominant religion, and Quranic schools for children reinforce its influence. Although Islamic culture is firmly established throughout, a small minority are Christian. The most common language is Comorian, related to Swahili. French and Arabic also are spoken. About 89% of the population is literate. The Comoros have had eight censuses since World War II: * 1951 * 1956 * 1958-09-07: 183,133 * 1966-07-06 * Note: in 1974 Mayotte was removed from the Comoros * 1980-09-15: 335,150 * 1991-09-15: 446,817 * 2003-09-15: 575,660 * 2017-12-15: 758,316 The latest official estimate (for 1 July 2020) is 897,219. Population density figures conceal a great disparity between the republic's most crowded island, Nzwani, which had a density of 772 persons per square kilometer in 2017; Njazidja, which had a density of 331 persons per square kilometer i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutsamudu
Mutsamudu is the second-largest city in the Comoros. It is also the capital and largest city on the island of Anjouan as well the former home of former Comorian president Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi. It now houses a deep water port, an ancient citadel, and narrow streets with many shops and small crafts. The population in 2010 stood at 25,471. History Mutsamudu was likely founded in 1482. It grew into a prosperous Swahili port, funneling traffic between the Swahili ports of Mozambique and Madagascar. Later Arab, Persian, Indian, Somali, and Malagasy sailors and traders settled in the town. By the 1700s, it was the most prosperous town in the Comoros Archipelago. During an expedition along the Swahili Coast in 1773, the commissioner Frederick Holtzappel visited the town. He expressed his admiration, noting that the houses were built with stone, whitewashed inside and out, had plank painted ceilings, and were thatched with coconut leaves. He also observed several two-story hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anjouan
Anjouan (; also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani, and historically as Johanna or Hinzuan) is an autonomous high island in the Indian Ocean that forms part of the Union of the Comoros. Its chief town is Mutsamudu and, , its population is around 277,500. The total area of the island is 424 square kilometers (163 square miles). History Early and colonial history The first inhabitants of the island were explorers and immigrants from Indonesia and Polynesia. After that Bantu people arrived. Then people all around the Indian Ocean began to come to Anjouan and the Comoro Islands. In about 1500, the Sultanate of Ndzuwani (Anjouan) was founded, which took over the entire island (for further information see: List of sultans on the Comoros). The sultanate was the most powerful of all the Comorian sultanates. In 1816, Sultan Alawi bin Husain requested French assistance against the Sultanate of Zanzibar which was threatening his domain. The island came under French protection in 1886. France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Wepler
The prix Wepler is a French literary award established in 1998 at the initiative of the Abbesses Bookshop, with the support of the La Poste Foundation, and the Brasserie Wepler ( Place Clichy, 18th arrondissement of Paris) and which distinguishes, in the month of November, a contemporary author. It works with a rotating jury system. Laureates Prix Wepler * 1998: Florence Delaporte, ''Je n'ai pas de château'' * 1999: Antoine Volodine, ''Des anges mineurs'' * 2000: Laurent Mauvignier, ''Apprendre à finir'' * 2001: Yves Pagès, ''Le Théoriste'' * 2002: Marcel Moreau, ''Corpus Scripti'' * 2003: Éric Chevillard, ''Le Vaillant Petit Tailleur'' * 2004: François Bon, ''Daewoo'' * 2005: Richard Morgiève, ''Vertig'' * 2006: Pavel Hak, ''Trans'' * 2007: Olivia Rosenthal, ''On n'est pas là pour disparaître'' * 2008: Emmanuelle Pagano, ' * 2009: Lyonel Trouillot, ''Yanvalou pour Charlie'' * 2010: Linda Lê, ''Cronos'' * 2011: Éric Laurrent, ''Les Découvertes'' * 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comorian Writers
Comorian may refer to: * Something of or pertaining to the Comoro Islands, a region of Africa including Comoros * Something or someone of, from, or related to Comoros, a country in the Comoro Islands * Comorian language Comorian (''Shikomori'', or ''Shimasiwa'', the "language of islands") is the name given to a group of four Bantu languages spoken in the Comoro Islands, an archipelago in the southwestern Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar. It is name ..., a set of Sabaki dialects (Bantu language) See also * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1987 Births
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