The most secret memory of men / Mohamed Mbougar Sarr ; translated from the French by Lara Vergnaud.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarr, Mohamed Mbougar, 1990- author.

Contributor:

Vergnaud, Lara, translator.

Standardized Title:

Plus secrète mémoire des hommes. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Africans--France--Paris--Fiction.

Africans.

Authors, Senegalese--France--Paris--Fiction.

Authors, Senegalese.

Paris (France)--Fiction.

Paris (France).

French fiction--Translations into English.

French fiction.

Genre:

Novels

Novels.

Physical Description:

475 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Other Press, [2023]

Summary:

"An impressive coming-of-age novel and a gripping investigation into the life of a mysterious author. A prolific novel and a true ode to literature in the vein of Roberto Bolaño's Savage Detectives, written by one of the most prominent figures in contemporary literature. In 2018, Diégane Latyr Faye, a young Senegalese writer, discovers a legendary book in Paris, published in 1938 and entitled Le labyrinthe de l'inhumain (The Maze of Inhumanity). No one knows what happened to the author, once referred to as the "Black Rimbaud," after his book created a scandal. Diégane is fascinated and decides to look for the mysterious T.C. Elimane. On his path, he confronts the great tragedies of history such as colonialism and the holocaust. From Senegal to Argentina to France, will he get to the truth at the center of the maze? Alongside his investigation, Diégane, becomes part of a group of young African writers in Paris. They check each other out, talk, drink, make love...a lot, and philosophize about the role of exile in artistic creation. He becomes particularly close to two women: the seductive Siga, who holds many secrets and the fleeting photojournalist Aïda... The Most Distant Memory of Men continuously reinvents itself. It is an astonishing novel about choosing between living and writing, about the desire to go beyond the confrontation between Africa and the West. Above all, it is an ode to literature and its timeless qualities"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Originally published in French as La plus secrète mémoire des hommes in 2021 by Éditions Philippe Rey, Paris, in co-edition with Éditions Jimsaan, Dakar.

Other Format:

Online version: Sarr, Mohamed Mbougar. Most secret memory of men

ISBN:

9781635423273

1635423279

OCLC:

1360261048