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René Maran

René Maran

Born05/11/1887
Died09/05/1960
LanguageFrench
NationalitiesFrance, Martinique
René Maran, a French writer, received the 1921 Prix Goncourt for Batouala, the first openly anti-colonial novel published in France. Born in Martinique and raised in French Guiana, he entered the colonial service and was stationed in Oubangui-Chari, where he wrote Batouala (1921), dedicated to African peoples and prefaced with a condemnation of colonial exploitation. His later works include Coup de lame (1931) and Un homme pareil aux autres (1947), combining psychological insight with political awareness. Maran is considered a forerunner of modern Francophone African literature.
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Batouala: A True Black Novel. Translated by Alvah C. Bessie. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1930. Coup de lame. Paris: Albin Michel, 1931. Un homme pareil aux autres. Paris: Albin Michel, 1947.
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  1. Le cœur serré
    René MARAN

    Le cœur serré[With a Tightened Heart]

    Albin Michel|Paris 1921|13 x 21 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 5 numbered copies on Holland paper, deluxe copy.
    A small insignificant stain at head of spine.
    Rare and handsome full-margined copy
    €1,200
  6. Portrait photographique dédicacé de René Maran à son bureau
    Robert DAVID, René MARAN

    Portrait photographique dédicacé de René Maran à son bureauPhotographic portrait of Rene Maran in his office

    s. l. • (Paris) s. d. [ca 1940]|16.80 x 12.10 cm|une photographie contrecollée dans une carte pochette à deux volets
    Photographic portrait of René Maran in his office
    s.l(Paris) s.d(ca 1940), 16.8 x 12.1 cm, one photograph pasted in a two-sided card wallet.

    Black and white photographic portrait of René Maran, contemporary silver print on gloss paper. Signature of the photographer Robert Davis (Paris) printed on the bottom right of the photograph.
    The photograph is fixed with two dots of glue in a two-sided card wallet and recovered in glassine protection paper.
    It is enriched with a signed handwritten presentation: “A M. Henri Devaux. Bien cordialement. René Maran.” “To Mr Henri Devaux. Best regards. René Maran.”
    Photographs of the very discreet Goncourt Prize are rare and soug

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  7. Batouala
    René MARAN

    Batouala

    Albin Michel|Paris 1921|12 x 19 cm|relié
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  8. Batouala
    Alexandre IACOVLEFF, René MARAN

    Batouala

    Editions Mornay|Paris 1928|19.50 x 25 cm|broché
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  9. Batouala
    René MARAN

    Batouala

    Albin Michel|Paris 1921|11.50 x 19 cm|relié
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  10. Batouala
    René MARAN

    Batouala

    Albin Michel|Paris 1921|12 x 19 cm|broché
    First edition, one of 30 numbered copies on vergé pur fil paper, the only large paper copies.
    A very good copy of this work, which won the Prix Goncourt in 1921.
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  11. Batouala
    René MARAN

    Batouala

    A. & G. Mornay|Paris 1928|19.50 x 25 cm|relié
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