Born in Antananarivo, Johary studied law at the Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas and earned his PhD at the University of Réunion in 2002. Alongside his artistic and literary pursuits, notably with the characters Arius and Mary Batiskaf, he practiced and taught law in Réunion before returning to his hometown. Since 2016, he has dedicated himself entirely to literature.
He writes novels and short stories, translates, and adapts traditional tales.
In 2006, he and his wife, Sophie Bazin, founded Dodo Vole Publishing to promote the arts and literature of the southwestern Indian Ocean.
In 2018, he established the magazine Lettres de Lémurie, which annually publishes works by twenty-four authors from the region, either in French or in their native languages with a French translation.
Publications in English
Translated by Allison M. Charette
- Return to the Enchanted Island, novel, from Les Larmes d’Ietsé (2012), Amazon Crossing, Seattle, Washington (USA), 2019.
- Water in the Rice Fields Up to My Knees!, short story, Sunspot Jungle, Vol. 1, Rosarium Publishing, Greenbelt, Maryland (USA), 2019.
- Out’n Around, short story, The Southern Review, Summer issue 2019, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USA), 2019.
Translated by Mehedy Hasan
- The Most Secret Memory of Dodo, Mayurpankhi Publishing, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2023.
Book
When
March 2025
Where
Delhi, Pune, Chennai, Pondicherry, Jaipur and Lucknow