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In this [[Portrait of an Island on Fire by Ariel Saramandi|powerful collection of essays]], Saramandi seeks to intradermally dissect the sociopolitical fabric of Mauritius, tunneling deep into the wounds left by colonialism and slavery to expose how these legacies still shape modern life.