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Marcel Cabon (pseudonym, Jacques Marsèle) (February 29, 1912 at Curepipe - January 31, 1972) was a writer, journalist and poet.^[1]

Life

Marcel Cabon grew up in the village of Petite Rivière Noire, in the west of the island Mauritius. He began his writing career in 1931 with the publication of his first verses,L'Essor. He traveled to Madagascar between 1946 and 1947 as a journalist. Local journalists did not give him a warm welcome and the authorities eventually deported him in 1947 to Mauritius. Because of his stay in Madagascar, Cabon was inspired to write Kélibé-Kéliba in 1956.

After a stint as a radio presenter, Cabon returned to print media and became editor of the Mauritian in 1956. Subsequently, he held the same post on the daily Advance, a pro-labor newspaper.

His novel Namasté awarded him the literary reputation of Marcel Cabon. The hero, Ram, is a young Indo-Mauritian who quickly becomes the soul of the village where he lives, on a piece of land he inherited. He encourages the peasants to help each other by building a school and creating a road. But when his wife is killed by the collapse of his house during a terrible tropical storm, Ram loses his reason. Namasté was reissued in 1981, followed by many reprints, to meet the needs of the educational institutions that include this novel in their programs.^[2]

In 1970, Cabon left the management of Advance to become the Chief of the Information Service of the Mauritian Radio-Television, ancestor of the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation.

Works

Namaste, novel (1965). Port Louis: Eds. of the Indian Ocean, 1981.^[2]
Brasse-au-Vent, novel (1968). Port Louis: Eds. of the Indian Ocean, 1989.

References

^ "Marcel Cabon". Oxford Reference. doi:10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095540494. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
^ ^a ^b "Marcel Cabon's Novel 'Namasté': The Story of Folk Life of An Indian Village". Le Mauricien (in French). 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2019-07-03.

[1] "Marcel Cabon". Oxford Reference. doi:10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095540494. Retrieved 2019-07-03.

[:0-2] "Marcel Cabon's Novel 'Namasté': The Story of Folk Life of An Indian Village". Le Mauricien (in French). 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2019-07-03.

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 == Life ==
-Marcel Cabon grew up in the village of Petite Rivière Noire, in the west of the island [[Mauritius]]. He began his writing career in 1931 with the publication of his first verses,''L'Essor''. He traveled to [[Madagascar]] between 1946 and 1947 as a journalist. Local journalists did not give him a warm welcome and the authorities eventually deported him in 1947 to Mauritius. From this stay, Cabon was inspired to write ''Kélibé-Kéliba'' in 1956.
+Marcel Cabon grew up in the village of Petite Rivière Noire, in the west of the island [[Mauritius]]. He began his writing career in 1931 with the publication of his first verses,''L'Essor''. He traveled to [[Madagascar]] between 1946 and 1947 as a journalist. Local journalists did not give him a warm welcome and the authorities eventually deported him in 1947 to Mauritius. Because of his stay in Madagascar, Cabon was inspired to write ''Kélibé-Kéliba'' in 1956.
 After a stint as a radio presenter, Cabon returned to [[print media]] and became editor of the ''Mauritian'' in 1956. Subsequently, he held the same post on the daily ''Advance'', a pro-labor newspaper.
-His novel ''Namasté'' assured him the literary reputation of Marcel Cabon. The hero, Ram, is a young Indo-Mauritian who quickly becomes the soul of the village where he lives, on a piece of land he inherited. He encourages the peasants to help each other by building a school and opening a road. But when his wife is killed by the collapse of his house during a terrible tropical storm, Ram loses his reason. ''Namasté'' was reissued in 1981, followed by many reprints, to meet the needs of the educational institutions that include this novel in their programs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemauricien.com/article/marcel-cabons-novel-namaste-the-story-of-folk-life-of-an-indian-village/|title=Marcel Cabon’s Novel ‘Namasté’: The Story of Folk Life of An Indian Village|date=2018-08-17|website=Le Mauricien|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref>
+His novel ''Namasté'' awarded him the literary reputation of Marcel Cabon. The hero, Ram, is a young Indo-Mauritian who quickly becomes the soul of the village where he lives, on a piece of land he inherited. He encourages the peasants to help each other by building a school and creating a road. But when his wife is killed by the collapse of his house during a terrible tropical storm, Ram loses his reason. ''Namasté'' was reissued in 1981, followed by many reprints, to meet the needs of the educational institutions that include this novel in their programs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemauricien.com/article/marcel-cabons-novel-namaste-the-story-of-folk-life-of-an-indian-village/|title=Marcel Cabon’s Novel ‘Namasté’: The Story of Folk Life of An Indian Village|date=2018-08-17|website=Le Mauricien|language=fr-FR|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref>
 In 1970, Cabon left the management of ''Advance'' to become the Chief of the Information Service of the Mauritian Radio-Television, ancestor of the [[Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation]].