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Madagascar: 2nd Lit Classic Available Online

Monday, October 30th, 2006 @ 09:28 UTC

by Alice Backer

Countries:: Madagascar
Topics:: Literature

Actualite Culturelle Malgache is working on making available through its blog (Fr): “A novel published in 1897 and authored by Adolphe Badin, Une Famille Parisienne a Madagascar Avant et Apres l'Expedition [A Parisian Family in Madagascar Before and After the Expedition ].” The blog explains: ” Of course the text should be read with a grain of salt: it is of its time and carries prejudices common to the end of the 19th century.”

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