Africa-Press – Eswatini. With more than 50 interviews with international media such as ‘Deutsche Welle’, ‘The Financial Times’ and ‘The Guardian’; between 2500 and 3000 copies of his book signed in 20 bookshops across France… Mohamed Mbougar Sarr has been keeping score since 3 November, the day of his crowning by France’s Académie Goncourt for ‘La Plus Secrète Mémoire des Hommes’, a stunning investigation between Senegal, France and Argentina, on the trail of a writer who disappeared off the radar, questioning the power of literature and the face-off between Africa and the West.
Considered a phenomenon in spite of himself, the child of Diourbel still has resources: carefully considered words – and not a single one out of place – a structured speech; he keeps us on the edge of our seats for a good two hours, delivering his oration without wavering, with softness and intimidating authority.
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