This article attempts to interpret cosmopolitan aspects of Creole port societies through one literary work, Abdoulaye Sadji's Nini mulâtresse du Sénégal. Republican ideals have been found in cosmopolitan Creole port societies for a very long time, and may be connected to both ancient pre-colonial and colonial Creole practices, especially intimate relationships. The text explores accordingly both the pre-colonial roots of these relationships as well as their colonial development. It also indicates that such relationships are central to the work analyzed, as young women of Creole origin are its main characters. Furthermore, the portrayal of those women is closely linked in the novel to issues of political freedom and anti-colonialism. The article moreover attempts to read the novel in the light of what is known of the history of Saint-Louis, stressing both the related presence of cosmopolitan Creole societies, conceptions of hybridity and Republican ideals.Cet article propose une interprétation des aspects cosmopolites des sociétés portuaires créoles dans une oeuvre littéraire, le roman d'Abdoulaye Sadji, Nini mulâtresse du Sénégal. Il y a eu des idéaux républicains dans les sociétés portuaires créoles depuis très long temps, où ils sont connectés à des anciennes pratiques créoles précoloniales et coloniales, en particulier des relations intimes. L'article explore en conséquence à la fois les racines précoloniales de ces dernières ainsi que leur développement colonial. Il indique également que ces relations sont au coeur de l'oeuvre analysée, où les jeunes femmes d'origine créole sont des personnages centraux. En outre, la représentation de ces femmes est étroitement liée à des questions de liberté politique et d'anticolonialisme. L'article essai d'ailleurs de lire le roman à la lumière de ce qui est connu de l'histoire de Saint-Louis, soulignant à la fois la présence concomitante des sociétés créoles cosmopolites, des conceptions de «mixité», et des idéaux républicains.
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