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Nathacha Appanah

Mauritian-French author
Person human Q467796

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[32]
Date of birth
May 24, 1973
Place of birth
Mahébourg
Country of citizenship
Mauritius, France[8][9]
Occupation
journalist, translator, novelist, writer
Field of work
journalism, literature[12][13]
Award received
Prix RFO du livre, Prix du roman Fnac, Prix Femina des lycéens, Prix Patrimoines BPE, prix Amila, Prix Roman France Télévisions, Prix Paul-Bouteiller, Prix de la langue française, Prix des libraires de Nancy – Le Point, Wikidata item, Prix Femina, Prix Renaudot des lycéens, Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, Wikidata item, Wikidata item, Gisèle Halimi prize, Charles Brisset Literary Award, Wikidata item, Wikidata item[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Notable work
The Last Brother, Tropic of Violence, Wikidata item[14][15][16]
Spouse
Bernard Gouley[7]
Work location
Mauritius[35]
Nominated for
grand prix du roman métis[37]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Mauritian Creole, French, English[38][39][40]
Family name
Appanah[33]
Given name
Natacha[34]
Member of
comité de lecture des éditions Gallimard[31]
Name in native language
Nathacha Appanah[41]
Native language
Mauritian Creole, French[10][11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
P14750
090D-794F-36BA-FC7E-1DB3
Participant in
Étonnants voyageurs[36]
Writing language
French
🏷️ Also known as
en Nathacha Appanah en Nathacha Devi Pathareddy Appanah cs Nathacha Devi Pathareddy Appanah cs Nathacha Appanah-Mouriquand cs Nathacha Appanah- Mouriquand de Nathacha Devi Pathareddy Appanah de Appanah fa ناتاشا آپانا fr Nathacha Devi Pathareddy Appanah hi नथाचा अप्पनाह hi नाथाचा देवी पथारेड्डी अप्पानाह it Nathacha Appanah-Mouriquand ja ナターシャ・アパナ ro Nathacha Devi Appanah ro Nathacha Devi Pathareddy Appanah ru Аппана, Наташа ru Наташа Аппана zh 娜塔莎·阿帕娜
🔖 Identifiers · 65
ISNI
0000000120225766
VIAF cluster ID
24821535
Library of Congress authority ID
no2003028678
GND ID
131998900
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nathacha Appanah (2021) - 2.png ↗
Académie française award winner ID
nathacha-appanah
Africultures person ID
4942
AlloCiné person ID
916341
BD Gest' author ID
52789
BIBSYS ID
4081303
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
Appanah-MouriquandNathacha1973-
Babelio author ID
19917
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BiblioNet author ID
78634
Bibliopoche author ID
61022
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14444957n
CANTIC ID
981058510852006706
CBDB.cz author ID
206019
CONOR.SI ID
104866147
CONOR.SR ID
29109607
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12143026
CiNii Research ID
1140285377386289920
DBC author ID
87097938569635
DUC ID
nathacha-appanah
Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID
1653
ELNET ID
a12111405
Europeana entity
agent/base/81583
Evene ID
nathacha-appanah-21249
FAST ID
1955875
Fantastic Fiction author ID
a/nathacha-appanah
Flemish Public Libraries ID
000000094
Freebase ID
/m/0b2td6
Goodreads author ID
698775
Hoopla artist ID
3176301523
IMDb ID
nm7617201
IdRef ID
071018468
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
131998900
L'Humanité topic ID
nathacha-appanah
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
293103
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA19512314
NDL Authority ID
001327484
NL CR AUT ID
xx0275891
NUKAT ID
n2006004087
National Library of Brazil ID
000475490
National Library of Greece ID
279046
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007312196305171
National Library of Latvia ID
000309708
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Br17;=BS
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810582684505606
National Library of Russia ID
770147435
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4775850
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
277132649
Open Library ID
OL6887986A
RERO ID (legacy)
A009111258
Radio France person ID
nathacha-appanah
SBN author ID
TO0V532618
SHARE Catalogue author ID
623147
SVKKL authority ID
0423855-Appanah-Nathacha-1973
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
14852
TheatreOnline ID
93576
Unifrance person ID
453633
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058510852006706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvmJcGMCTDWMDwWVchyh3
Yale LUX ID
person/5576bcd4-ebfd-4b54-a161-6405a1b80fcb
Étonnants voyageurs participant ID
19159, 884
Île en île author ID
appanah

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
writer, journalist, translator, novelist
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, French, Mauritian Creole
Award received 2
Prix Femina, Prix Goncourt des Lycéens
Country of citizenship 2
France, Mauritius
Field of work 2
literature, journalism
Native language 2
French, Mauritian Creole
Given name 1
Natacha
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Mahébourg
Sex or gender 1
female
Work location 1
Mauritius
Writing language 1
French
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Summary

Nathacha Appanah was born on May 24, 1973[1], in Mahébourg[2]. She has worked as a journalist[3], translator[4], novelist[5], and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was Nathacha Appanah born?

Nathacha Appanah's place of birth was Mahébourg[2].

Who was Nathacha Appanah married to?

Nathacha Appanah's spouses include Bernard Gouley[7].

What did Nathacha Appanah do for work?

Nathacha Appanah worked as a journalist[3], translator[4], novelist[5], and writer[6].

What awards did Nathacha Appanah receive?

Honors received include Prix RFO du livre[17], Prix du roman Fnac[18], Prix Femina des lycéens[19], and Prix Patrimoines BPE[20].

Related Entities

France Mauritius

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . gw.geneanet.org. gw.geneanet.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . buzz-litteraire.com. buzz-litteraire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . temoignages.re. temoignages.re. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . lalettredulibraire.com. lalettredulibraire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . actualitte.com. actualitte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . bpe.fr. Retrieved . bpe.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . indigo-lemag.com. indigo-lemag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . actualitte.com. actualitte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . academieoutremer.fr. academieoutremer.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . information.tv5monde.com. information.tv5monde.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . prixreybier.com. Retrieved . prixreybier.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . livreshebdo.fr. livreshebdo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . actualitte.com. actualitte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . livreshebdo.fr. livreshebdo.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . BD Gest'. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . actualitte.com. actualitte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Sitelink count → 22
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  4. 11w ago · ScriptaBelgica · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Unifrance person ID → 453633
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  6. 18w ago · Symac · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Prix RFO du livre, Prix du roman Fnac, Prix Femina des lycéens +16
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  7. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0423855-Appanah-Nathacha-1973
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  8. 25w ago · Pyb en résidence · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Prix RFO du livre, Prix du roman Fnac, Prix Femina des lycéens +16
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  9. 27w ago · Nezdek · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    IMDb ID → nm7617201
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