{"product_id":"the-most-secret-memory-of-men-paperback","title":"The Most Secret Memory of Men - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMohamed Mbougar Sarr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLara Vergnaud\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2023 and Longlisted for the National Book Award\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping literary mystery in the vein of Bola's \u003ci\u003eSavage Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e, this coming-of-age novel unravels the fascinating life of a maligned Black author, based on Yambo Ouologuem.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first Sub-Saharan African winner of France's top literary prize, the Goncourt.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2018, Di馮ane Latyr Faye, a young Senegalese writer in Paris, discovers a legendary book from the 1930s, \u003ci\u003eThe Labyrinth of Inhumanity\u003c\/i\u003e. No one knows what became of its author, once hailed as the \"Black Rimbaud,\" after the book caused a scandal. Enthralled by this mystery, Di馮ane 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlongside his investigation, Di馮ane 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. Di馮ane grows particularly close to two women: the seductive Siga, who holds so many secrets, and the photojournalist A?a, impossible to pin down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Most Secret Memory of Men\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMohamed Mbougar Sarr \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Dakar in 1990. He studied literature and philosophy at the ﾉcole des Hautes ﾉtudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris. \u003ci\u003eBrotherhood\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel, won the Grand Prix du Roman M騁is, the Prix Ahmadou Kourouma, and the French Voices Grand Prize. The president of Senegal named him a Chevalier of the National Order of Merit. He won the 2021 Goncourt Prize for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Most Secret Memory of Men\u003c\/i\u003e, becoming the first sub-Saharan African to do so. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLara Vergnaud\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of prose, creative nonfiction, and scholarly works from the French. She is the recipient of two PEN\/Heim Translation Fund Grants and a French Voices Grand Prize, and has been nominated for the National Translation Award. She lives in Washington, DC.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.34 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Book Awards (2023)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52555025252659,"sku":"9781635423273","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Ky1nP1wVht9781635423273.webp?v=1761126863","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-most-secret-memory-of-men-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}