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A new book in Seychelles is giving recognition to the rich contributions made by Seychellois writers to Creole literature in the form of poetry, storytelling, novels, and drama.

The book is the product of ten years of research by Guinean-born Diallo Addourahamane. "Seychellois Writers: A Biographical Sketch" is also giving value to the Creole language as well as the rich cultural heritage of the island nation.

鈥淚t is an inventory of Seychellois writers, both men, and women,鈥澛燚iallo told SNA on Sunday, adding that 鈥�150 writers are featured in聽the book, including religious and political authors.鈥�

Based on research undertaken at the National Archives and that of聽the Roman Catholic Diocese and the Islamic Society, the book features聽a short biography as well as photos of the writers.

Antoine Abel, Sonia Grandcourt, Regina Melanie and Jean-Joseph Madeleine are amongst those featured in the book, which is in French.聽It is on sale at book stores as well as at the National History Museum聽for $13.

The book was published through the national arts and culture fund. The聽Principal Secretary for Culture Cecile Kalebi has commended the聽initiative.聽

Diallo was amongst the first 10 Guineans who came to the island聽nation in 1980 under a corporation between the two countries.聽聽(Salifa Karapetyan, 海角在线免费) Photo License:聽CC-BY

鈥淭he book is very important as it acts as a point of reference. It聽shows that in Seychelles we have a pool of gifted writers even though聽not all of them have published their works,鈥� said Kalebi.

Diallo was amongst the first 10 Guineans who came to the island聽nation in 1980 under a corporation between the two countries.

Guinea is a country in West Africa, bordered on the west by the聽Atlantic Ocean. It's known for the Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve,聽in the southeast. On the coast, the capital city, Conakry, is home to聽the modern Grand Mosque and the National Museum, with its regional聽artifacts.

鈥楾hat was in January, later that year, two other groups came, most of them went in teaching positions but I joined the culture ministry. There I worked with the heritage section at La Bastille and began to learn all about the country鈥檚 culture, tradition, and heritage,鈥� explained Diallo.

In the late 1980s, Diallo was transferred to education, where he聽spent the rest of his career teaching in different schools and聽institutions including the National Youth Service.

Tony Joubert, better known by his stage name Raspyek, said that he is聽honored to be featured in this book.聽聽"For me, it is my contribution in poetry that matters and feeling聽appreciated makes a whole lot of difference," said Raspyek.

Diallo, now a Seychellois, is retired and said he has several projects聽that he is working on. These include two other publications which he聽said will highlight findings of researches on the musical heritage of聽Seychelles 鈥� 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean.