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Batouala; véritable roman nègreBatouala; véritable roman nègre

Batouala; véritable roman nègre

René Maran

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This novel, written by an Antillean writer, René Maran (1887-1960), a Colonial ministry employee, triggered a real scandal at the time of its publication. He denounced the abuses of the administration in French Equatorial Africa and the misdeeds of imperialism. Price Goncourt 1921.

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OL Work ID
OL13801823W

Subjects

ColoniesFictionBanda (African people)Social life and customsBlack peopleSocial conditionsImperialism

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