In this essay, the eminent Mauritian writer Carl de Souza discusses ecological themes in his oeuvre. He begins with his childhood in which he became familiar with the different communities and natural environments of the Mascarene Islands, his father being a police officer transferred from district to district. While de Souza’s stories are human-focused, the natural world often intrudes as an important player. The essay discusses some of the recurring ecologies in his work, notably sugar plantations and the ocean, the two resembling each other in their vast unchanging character. Cyclones form another important strand in de Souza’s work. The essay concludes with a discussion of technique and the use of oneiric elements.

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Carl de Souza 在他的作品中讨论生态学

在这篇文章中，著名的毛里求斯作家卡尔·德索萨 (Carl de Souza) 在他的作品中讨论了生态主题。他从童年开始，熟悉马斯卡林群岛的不同社区和自然环境，他的父亲是一名从区到区调派的警察。虽然 de Souza 的故事以人为中心，但自然世界经常作为重要参与者闯入。这篇文章讨论了他作品中一些反复出现的生态，特别是甘蔗种植园和海洋，两者在广阔的不变特征上彼此相似。旋风是 de Souza 作品的另一个重要组成部分。这篇文章最后讨论了技术和梦境元素的使用。