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Batouala; véritable roman nègre

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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. …

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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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"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 …"

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