Abstract
In this essay, the eminent Mauritian writer Carl de Souza discusses ecological themes in his oeuvre. He begins with his childhood in which he became familiar with the different communities and natural environments of the Mascarene Islands, his father being a police officer transferred from district to district. While de Souza’s stories are human-focused, the natural world often intrudes as an important player. The essay discusses some of the recurring ecologies in his work, notably sugar plantations and the ocean, the two resembling each other in their vast unchanging character. Cyclones form another important strand in de Souza’s work. The essay concludes with a discussion of technique and the use of oneiric elements.
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