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The Most Secret Memory of Men
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THE GLOBAL LITERARY QUEST BESTSELLER’A masterpiece’ The Times’The style as well as the sweep is Bolaño-esque’ ObserverParis, 2018. Diégane Latyr Faye, a young Senegalese writer, discovers a legendary book titled The Maze of Inhumanity. It has an immediate hold over him. No one knows what happened to the author, T.C. Elimane, who was accused of plagiarism, his reputation destroyed by the critics.Obsessed with discovering the truth about Elimane’s disappearance, Faye weaves past and present, countries and continents, following the author’s labyrinthine trail from Senegal to Argentina and France and confronting the great tragedies of history.Will he get to the truth at the centre of the maze?A gripping literary quest novel and a masterpiece of perpetual reinvention, The Most Secret Memory of Men confronts the impact of colonialism and neo-colonialism, the holocaust in Europe, dictatorships in South America and the Caribbean, genocide in Africa, and collaboration and resistance everywhere. Above all, it is a love song to literature and its timeless power.WINNER OF FRANCE’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD, THE PRIX GONCOURTTranslated by Lara Vernaud.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.742 kg |
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| Dimensions | 4.3 × 16.2 × 24 cm |
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| Format | Hardback |
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| Pages | 496 |
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| Year Published | 2024-2-22 |
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| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 1787303713 |
| About The Author | MOHAMED MBOUGAR SARR was born in Dakarin 1990. He studied literature and philosophyin Paris and is the author of four prize-winningnovels. The Most Secret Memory of Men wasawarded France’s Prix Goncourt in 2021 and isan international phenomenon, selling morethan half a million copies in France andtranslated into more than thirty languages. |
| Review Quote | Captivating, precise, sensual prose. A book that will stir your emotions and make you think. A love letter to literature, this novel is already a classic and it will haunt you. |
| Other text | More than an engrossing investigation into the mysterious author of a cursed book, Sarr's magnificent novel also offers a profound reflection on the resonance of literature in our lives. |
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