L'Aube rouge ([lob ʁuʒ], "The Red Dawn") is a historical novel by Malagasy poet Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo.

The novel's only fictional character is a young Malagasy noblewoman named Rangala (described by Moradewun Adejunmobi as a metaphor for Madagascar);[2] the rest are real historical figures involved in the Franco-Hova Wars.

The British advisers to the Malagasy government General Digby Willoughby and Lieutenant Charles Shervington also feature centrally, and a number of historical French officials are present as well.

"In L'Aube rouge," writes Adejunmobi, "these ruler-protagonists are so idealized that they have no shortcomings whatsoever, except that of excessive love of the nation; their single desire and preoccupation is to rule and defend Madagascar's independence.

[2] Serge Meitinger [fr] observes in L'Aube rouge "very faithful imitation of the transitions used by Maran in his novel, the paintings of nature described especially at sunrise and sunset, the strong allusions to the lunar cycle and climatic nuances, the suggestive description of the fauna and flora.