[PDF] Le roman Batouala de René Maran: portrait satirique du - Rodin

What does Batouala say about slavery?

Batouala also speaks about the French forcing the Bandas into slavery on their railroads and in their rubber plantations, which causes the tribe to live in poverty and disease as they do not have proper time to tend to their crops.

How did Batouala die?

Batouala (bah-TEW-ah-la) – Chieftain of many African tribes, exhibits many traits of violence, jealousy, and vengeance. Ultimately, he dies due to a panther attack. Bissibingui (bee-see-BEEN-gwee) – A young man in Batouala's village who has received affection from eight of Batouala's wives and is attempting to earn the affection of the ninth.

Where is Batouala set?

Batouala is set in the Grimari village in the southern part of French Equatorial Africa's Ubangi-Shari colony, now the Central African Republic. Every action in the book is within thirty miles of the village. In Grimari there are many hill, grass lands, and jungles, and game for hunting and panthers live outside the edges of the village.