Batouala signed limited
by MARAN, RENE
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
From the Estate of Barbara Walters. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1932. Number 900 of 1500. Signed by the illustrator, Miguel Covarrubias, at the limitations page.Batouala is a 1921 novel by French writer René 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.It is a series of sketches that show the life of the Bandas including food and celebrations, and describes how they live in a continuous cycle with nature, as the white man tries to take control over nature. Every year the rainy season comes with death and destruction, and this is considered a part of life to the tribes.It is a series of sketches that show the life of the Bandas including food and celebrations, and describes how they live in a continuous cycle with nature, as the white man tries to take control over nature. Every year the rainy season comes with death and destruction, and this is considered a part of life to the tribes.
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- Bookseller
- Clay's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 99
- Title
- Batouala signed limited
- Author
- MARAN, RENE
- Illustrator
- Miguel Covarrubias
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Date Published
- 1932
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Barbara Walters Estate signed Limited Editions;
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