New book puts the spotlight on Seychelles-Reunion historical links |17 November 2016

Historical links and people to people connections is the subject matter of a new book by Jehanne-Emmanuelle Monnier entitled ‘Reunion Island/Seychelles Islands … a history of brothers and of the sea’.

The book was launched during the recent Festival Kreol 2016 in Seychelles.

Jehanne-Emmanuelle Monnier is from Reunion Island and a Doctor of History from the Reunion University.

She is said to be a passionate of the rich history of the Indian Ocean region and her latest work is to help disseminate her findings.

Jehanne-Emmanuel Monnier and the Confrerie des Gens de la Mer of Reunion worked together on this project and were in Seychelles as a group for the launch of the new book.  

This latest book highlights once again the close links between the two Indian Ocean islands.

During the festival Mrs Monnier presented a copy of the book to Minister Alain St Ange, who was then responsible for tourism and culture. Also present were Faouzia Vitry, an elected representative of Reunion and Benjamine Rose, the principal secretary for culture.

Didier Robert, the regional president of Reunion also received a copy of the book.