{"product_id":"the-most-secret-memory-of-men-a-novel","title":"The Most Secret Memory of Men: A Novel","description":"A Best Book of 2023 by the New York Times and The New Yorker and Longlisted for the National Book Award\n\nA gripping literary mystery in the vein of Bolaño’s Savage Detectives, this coming-of-age novel unravels the fascinating life of a maligned Black author, based on Yambo Ouologuem.\n\nThe first Sub-Saharan African winner of France’s top literary prize, the Goncourt.\n\nIn 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.\n\nAlongside 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.\n\nThe Most Secret Memory of Men 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1635423279\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1635423279.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sarr, Mohamed Mbougar|Vergnaud, Lara\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41657634455610,"sku":"DBV.1635423279.G","price":12.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1635423279-0.jpg?v=1789613072","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-most-secret-memory-of-men-a-novel","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}