Rebecca D’Souza launched her first book on Wednesday December 6. Entitled 89 questions to the moon, the launch took place at the Beau Bassin-Rose Hill Town Hall conference room. The book is an existential and philosophical dialogue between a child and the moon…
Hénry Rotile
The poet Abraham Sutzkever once said, “He who keeps his childlike soul never grows old”. For her first book, 26-year-old Rebecca D’Souza has chosen to awaken that childlike soul that many of us rarely let show. The author tells us more: “I started writing the book in 2019. The book reads like a fable, and brings together questions that Young Man – the character – asks his best friend, who is none other than the moon. This candid conversation suits both adults and children who want to celebrate and fathom the beauty of life.”
“89 Questions to the Moon” will be available for Rs 300 at the following bookstores: Le Cygne, Le Printemps (Vacoas, Curepipe and Port Louis) and Bookcourt.
Who is Rebecca D’Souza?
A resident of Camp Levieux, Rose-Hill, Rebecca D’Souza was born in 1997 and raised by a Mauritian mother and an Indian father in Kuwait. She completed her primary education in Kuwait before returning to Mauritius in 2009, where she went on to complete her secondary education.
She graduated with a BA in Art History from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat, India, in May 2021. At the end of 2021, she returned to Mauritius where she worked as a teacher in the elementary school, Busy Bees S.E.N.S. and Hampstead Junior School.
From January 2023 to the present, Rebecca works as Project Lead at The Talent Factory, a public relations agency.
As a reminder, the book was supported by the Beau Bassin-Rose Hill Town Council. The book was also supported by the President’s Fund for Creative Writing under the aegis of the Department of Arts and Cultural Heritage.
