Tropic Moon

About “Tropic Moon”

Tropic Moon is set in the early 1930s in French West Africa, where the promise of opportunity clashes with racism and corruption. Joseph Timar, a young Frenchman, travels to Gabon with a letter of introduction from an influential uncle, seeking work and adventure. He finds little support in the colonial community, except for Adele, the wife of a hotel owner, who seduces him but then rejects him. Soon after, a black servant is shot and Adele's husband dies. Timar suspects Adele's involvement and believes he can manipulate her. However, he soon realizes the situation is far more complex than he imagined.