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RENE MARAN
RENE MARAN
RENE MARAN
RENE MARAN
RENE MARAN
RENE MARAN

RENE MARAN "BATOUALA" Paperback 1930 -First Black Prix Goncourt Winner-

$ 26.4

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  • Condition: minor staining and soiling on cover, slight spine slant, minor foxing to fore-edge, examine photos
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    Description

    Originally printed in 1922 this is a 1930 paperback reprinting.
    Rene Maran (1887-1960) French Guyanese author and was the first black writer to win the coveted French literary award of the Prix Goncourt.
    Batouala
    is a 1921 novel by
    French
    writer
    Rene Maran, which follows an African chieftain named Batouala over a few days of his life. The novel won the
    Prix Goncourt, one of France's highest literary awards, making Maran the first black author to win that honor.