Jean-Michel is a 34-year-old French investor in Antananarivo, a friend of the Rabe family, known as the vazaha reraka, the worn-out foreigner (vazaha is the Malagasy word for a foreigner). Naive, clumsy and sincere, he goes from one investment to the next without any of them quite working out, and he never cheats.
At a glance
| Name | Jean-Michel |
| Age | 34 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Investor, always one deal away from success |
| Style | Malagasy outfits: a Betsileo hat and a vangovango bracelet |
| Language | A Malagasy all of his own |
| Heart | In love with Tsiky |
A foreigner seen from the inside
Ny Rabe is made by Malagasy people, for Malagasy people, and Jean-Michel is the foreigner as they see him: endearing, a little ridiculous, and always sincere. He loves Malagasy outfits, wears the Betsileo hat and the vangovango, and speaks Malagasy with plenty of goodwill and a few approximations.
Jean-Michel and the Rabe
- Datoa: his friend, who likes him a lot.
- Tsiky: he is in love with her, and she is not interested.
- R-Biz: Jean-Michel believes in him and follows him into business ventures that end up flopping.
Where to see Jean-Michel
His stories are gathered on his page at nyrabe.com. Among them, in Malagasy:
- Diso paika
- Kadô tsy nampoizina : Ranomanitra ("An unexpected gift: perfume")
- Rafozan-tsarotiny
The whole family is presented on Who are the characters of Ny Rabe?