Barnavaux et quelques femmes

A set of interlinked stories set in a colonial outpost explores the lives of a soldier and the women whose paths cross his. One narrative follows a woman brought to a frontier brothel who becomes an informal leader, organizing mosquito-net production and comforting men during a yellow fever epidemic. Other pieces examine survival, intimacy, and the inversion of moral norms under harsh conditions, portraying resilience, practical solidarity, and the human costs of colonial life.