Shenaz Patel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Shenaz Patel

Mauritian writer

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1966

Place of Birth: Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Plaines Wilhems District, Mauritius

Profession: writer, novelist

Nationality: Mauritius

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Shenaz Patel (born July 29, 1966) is a Mauritian writer.She was born on Mauritius and writes in both French and Mauritian Creole.
Patel was one of a group of Mauritian writers who founded the literary journal Tracés.
She has translated two Tintin stories into Creole: Le Secret de la Licorne and Trésor de Rackham le Rouge.Her first play La phobie du caméléon was awarded the Prix Beaumarchais.In 2014, Vents d'ailleurs published her novella Paradis Blues, which is written in French with Creole interspersed through the narration. In 2016, she was a participant in the International Writing Program's Fall Residency at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, IA.