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The Most Secret Memory of Men

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr author Lara Vergnaud translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Publishing:1st May '25

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 1st May, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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**THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER
WINNER OF FRANCE'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD, THE PRIX GONCOURT
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS**


'A masterpiece' The Times
‘A love letter to literature’ Leïla Slimani
‘A rollicking literary mystery … Propulsive’ New Yorker


Paris, 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 its 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, to follow the author's labyrinthine trail from Senegal to Argentina and France and to confront the great tragedies of history.

Will he get to the truth at the centre of the maze?

'The style as well as the sweep is Bolaño-esque' Observer
‘As enthralling as it is thought-provoking’ Eric Nguyen
‘Terrific’ Daily Mail


Translated by Lara Vernaud

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.
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.
A masterpiece * The Times *
Sarr’s dizzying display of reference ... plays a witty game with French and world literature ... This effervescence is infectious and casts its charm in times nostalgic for a belief in books and the communities they create. * Times Literary Supplement *
A powerful book, crossed by an epic breath that celebrates the power of literature. -- Alain Mabanckou, author of BLACK MOSES

ISBN: 9781529933550

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 35mm

Weight: 500g

496 pages