Page 213 "...in walked Dr. Fanon, the Algerian physician..."

From page 213 of the book:  "...Then the front door opened again and in walked Dr. Fanon, the Algerian physician who saw to Owen's medical incident.

"I once knew a revolutionary  by that name," he said bloated.

"Same name, no relation," I replied...."



French psychiatrist and revolutionary writer, whose writings had profound influence on the radical movements in the 1960s in the United States and Europe. As a political thinker born in Martinique, Fanon's views gained audience in the Caribbean islands along with Aimé Césaire, Edouard Glissant, C.L.R. James, and Eric Williams.

[I chose the name Fanon because I mention postwar colonial France enough in relation to Father Revenant and, while doing some research, came across this interesting man of conscience.  What better man to model Owen's own doctor after?]