Mauritia plunges into the imagined history of a lost world between Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion Island.
Inspired by the geological existence of an ancient continental fragment beneath the Indian Ocean, the novel imagines a brilliant civilisation organised around water, balance and memory.
But when comfort becomes intoxication, when abundance lulls vigilance, even the most advanced peoples can stop seeing what threatens them.
Through the fate of Maleau and the contemporary rediscovery of Mauritia, the novel questions the fragility of civilisations and our capacity to hear the first signs of decline.