René MARAN (1887-1960). 3 L.A.S., Koumia and Paris, 1922-193 - Lot 269

René MARAN (1887-1960). 3 L.A.S., Koumia and Paris, 1922-1935, to Edmond Cousturier; 3 1/2 pages in-4, 2 envelopes. Koumia May 25, 1922. He returns from twenty days in the bush and sends the sum Cousturier advanced him. He does not intend to return to France before July 1923, as the Ministry of Colonies will not dismiss him: "It would make me a martyr - a martyr well armed for the struggle. [...] I won't hear myself saying, as I did the last time I was here, that I'm a dirty negro. The natives were not told that they did not have to obey me, on the pretext that we were of the same color"... Paris, July 6, 1925. After the death of Lucie Cousturier, to whom he devoted an article: "I tried to put in it everything I thought I had guessed about her, and all the affectionate and respectful admiration I had for her great and diverse talent"... Paris June 9, 1935. "You will find in the Vendémiaire issue of the 12th, in the section "La France Extérieure" which I edit, the article I thank you for having done me the honor of requesting"...