| Description |
475 pages ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
"In 2018, Diégane Latyr Faye, a young Senegalese writer in Paris, discovers a legendary book from the 1930s, The Labyrinth of Inhumanity. No one knows what became of its author, once hailed as the 'Black Rimbaud,' after the book caused a scandal. Enthralled by this mystery, Diégane decides to search for T.C. Elimane, going down a path that will force him to confront the great tragedies of history, from colonialism to the Holocaust. Alongside his investigation, Diégane becomes part of a group of young African writers in Paris. Together they talk, drink, make love, philosophize about the role of exile in artistic creation. Diégane grows particularly close to two women: the seductive Siga, who holds so many secrets, and the photojournalist Aïda, impossible to pin down. The Most Secret Memory of Men is...[a] novel about the choice between living and writing, and the desire to transcend the divide between Africa and the West. Above all, it is an ode to literature and its timelessness." --publisher's website |
| Original Version |
Originally published: Paris : Éditions Philippe Rey, in co-edition with Éditions Jimsaan, Dakar, 2021 in French as La plus secrète mémoire des hommes. |
| Language |
English translation from the French. |
| Subject |
Africans -- France -- Paris -- Fiction.
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Authors, Senegalese -- France -- Paris -- Fiction.
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Fiction -- Authorship -- Fiction.
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Literature and history -- Fiction.
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Novelists -- Conduct of life -- Fiction.
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Immigrants -- France -- Fiction.
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Plots (Drama, novel, etc.) -- Authorship -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Novels.
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| Added Author |
Vergnaud, Lara, translator.
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Translation of work: Sarr, Mohamed Mbougar, 1990-
Plus secrète mémoire des hommes. English.
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| ISBN |
9781635423273 (pbk.) |
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1635423279 (pbk.) |
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