French Literature Reviews - 2026

Y. Le Jariel, Malraux in Vietnam
Writers: Biography, Letters and Memoirs

Yves Le Jariel, Malraux in Vietnam: A Biographical Dictionary of French and Vietnamese Personalities Associated with André Malraux or Paul Monin

Paris: L'Harmattan, 2016.

292 p.

EAN 9782343093673

29.00 EUR

Publisher's overview:

This book aims to provide a deeper understanding of Malraux's political evolution through a series of biographies, largely written by tracking references to these figures within Malraux's works: primarily in the articles for L'Indochine and L'Indochine enchaînée, but also in Anti-Memoirs and The Walnut Trees of Altenburg (La Corde et les Souris). It also includes individuals mentioned by Clara Malraux in The Combat and the Games, as well as the most representative figures of the colonial administration and Vietnamese nationalism of that era.

The political landscape of colonial Indochina during the 1920s served as a formative environment for many French intellectuals and writers. This period was marked by the complex interaction between colonial administrators and the emerging voices of Vietnamese nationalism. Readers interested in the intersection of colonial history and the development of L'Indochine and L'Indochine enchaînée may find this biographical reference relevant to their research.

This volume provides biographies of personalities associated with André Malraux or Paul Monin, drawing on references from Malraux's articles for L'Indochine and L'Indochine enchaînée, as well as Anti-Memoirs and The Walnut Trees of Altenburg. It also includes individuals mentioned by Clara Malraux in The Combat and the Games, alongside representative figures of the colonial administration and Vietnamese nationalism of that era.