Batouala (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: René Maran
- First Published: 1921
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1917
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Africa or Africans, Colonialism, Villages, Manners or customs, 1910’s, Jealousy, envy, or resentment
- Locales: Africa
Places Discussed
*Grimari (gree-MAH-ree). Village in the southern part of French Equatorial Africa’s Ubangi-Shari colony (which is now the Central African Republic) that is the novel’s principal setting. Grimari lies in a hilly terrain with many small rivers running through the grasslands, forests, and jungles in its immediate vicinity. During the rainy season, its rivers swell and make travel and communications difficult. At the time in which the story is set, game and beasts such as lions and panthers are still abundant in the bush outside the village limits. The...
[The entire page is 877 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
