Sonia Grandcourt

Sonia Grandcourt (May 25, 1929 – c. 2006) was a Seychellois novelist, poet, and children's writer.

Biography

Sonia Grandcourt was born in the Seychelles in 1929.[1]

She began writing in 1988 while working as a school art teacher. She wrote in Seychellois Creole, her native language.[1][2]

Grandcourt would become known for her novels, poetry, and children's books.[3] She first published a pair of novels, Mon'n aprann mon leson in 1991 and Bertran ek Mepol in 1992. With these, she won second prize in the Seychelles Creole language institute Lenstiti Kreol's Creole Novel Competition.[1][2]

She went on to produce several plays, poetry, and short stories, which were collected by Lenstiti Kreol.[1] In 2001, she published the book Rwayalite desten.[2]

Her work is considered a significant contribution to Seychellois Creole literature.[4] In 2006, after her death, the National Arts Council of Seychelles announced a literary award named in her honor.[3][5] In 2012, she was inducted into a national hall of fame honoring Seychellois women.[6]

Grandcourt was featured in the 2019 overview of Seychellois literature Seychellois Writers: A Biographical Sketch by Diallo Addourahamane.[7]

Selected works
  • Mon'n aprann mon leson (1991)
  • Bertran ek Mepol (1992)
  • Rwayalite desten (2001)

References
  1. Grandcourt, Sonia (2001). Rwayalite Desten (PDF) (in Seselwa Creole French). Victoria, Seychelles: Lenstiti Kreol. ISBN 99931-50-65-7.
  2. "Grandcourt, Sonia". WorldCat. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  3. "NAC to launch award in memory of local writer". Seychelles Nation. 2006-08-12. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  4. "Library Week - Au Cap school promotes Seychellois authors". Seychelles Nation. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  5. "Seychelles Arts Award 2004-Artistes honoured". Seychelles Nation. 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  6. "International Women's Day -11 women inducted into hall of fame". Seychelles Nation. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  7. Ernesta, Sharon (2019-07-20). "Seychellois writers' contributions to Creole literature recognised in new book". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
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