Prix Goncourt
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1921) Winner
René Maran
ルネ・マラン
René Maran
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1887-11-05 （Born at sea (en route to Fort-de-France, Martinique)）
- Died
- 1960-05-09 （France） age 72
- Nationality
- French, Martiniquais
- Languages
- French
- Residence History
- Martinique (until age 7) → Gabon → Bordeaux, France (boarding school) → French Equatorial Africa → France
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Novelist, Colonial administrator
- Active Years
- 1909-1960
- Affiliations
- Ligue universelle de défense de la race noire, Comité de défense de la race noire
- Influenced
- Frantz Fanon
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boarding school in Bordeaux | — | — | — | — | France |
Boarding school in Bordeaux
Country:
France
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Prix Goncourt | Batouala | — | Académie Goncourt | 受賞 |
Prix Goncourt
1921
Work:
Batouala
Organization:
Académie Goncourt
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Batouala
1921 Novel 169 pagesA novel based on his experiences in French Equatorial Africa, criticizing colonialism from a Black perspective.
Anti-colonialismAfrican bush lifeBlack identity
Bibliography
- La Maison du Bonheur (1909)
- La Vie intérieure (1912)
- Batouala (1921)
- Le Visage calme (1922)
- Le Petit Roi de Chimérie (1924)
- Djouma, chien de Brousse (1927)
- Le Cœur serré (1931)
- Le Livre de la Brousse (1934)
- Les Belles images (1935)
- Livingstone et l'Exploration de l'Afrique (1938)
- Bêtes de la brousse (1941)
- Brazza et la Fondation de l'A.E.F (1941)
- Les Pionniers de l'Empire (1943-1946)
- Mbala, l'éléphant (1943)
- Peine de cœur (1944)
- Un homme pareil aux autres (1947)
- Savorgnan de Brazza (1951)
- Bacouya, le Cynocéphale (1953)
- Félix Eboué, grand commis et loyal serviteur (1957)
- Le Livre du souvenir (1958)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismAnti-colonial critiqueNégritude
- Recurring Motifs
- African natureColonial dominationBlack perspective
Legacy
First Black winner of the Prix Goncourt. Criticized French colonialism and contributed to the Négritude movement.
In Popular Culture
- Google Doodle celebrated his 132nd birthday on November 5, 2019.
Quotes
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Maran's attack on France and on the black French deputy from Senegal has gone into the courts and marks an era. Never before have Negroes criticized the work of the French in Africa.
Source: W. E. B. Du Bois (1925)
Trivia
- First Black winner of the Prix Goncourt.
- Based his writing on experiences as a colonial administrator in French Africa.
- Associated with the Négritude literary movement.