“He would kill Batouala, or Batouala would kill him. Certainly to kill was pleasanter than to be killed. When one was young and the women yielded to one's desires, life had charm.”
Caribbean author Maran’s work set in Central Africa.
New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1922. Hardcover. Octavo. 207 pages. No dust jacket. Boards and spine with edge wear, some bumping to corners, and tear at spine head—gilt faded. Binding solid and square. Pages with tanning and some foxing. Nice vintage copy.
