Author: RENE MARAN
Title: Batouala: A Negro Novel from the French
Description: London, Jonathan Cape. 1922, 1st Edition. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, 192pp hardback brown buckram spine over boards, printed labels to spine and front board, label to spine rubbed and discolored, gift inscription to ffep, Batouala was awarded the Prize Goncourt 1921, limited edition no. 359 of 1050 copies, 1000 for sale, a study of negro life in the French Congo ''If some passages.appear outspoken to English taste they form.this authentic portrayal of negro manners'. Good.

Keywords: african studies