By Ines Genetay
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The Apostrophe media library in Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) organizes a meeting between the author Mohamed Mbougar Sarr and his readers this Friday, April 15, 2022 from 6 p.m.
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr is the winner of Goncourt Prize 2021 for his fourth novel, The Most Secret Memory of Men.
By obtaining, last year, the most coveted prize in the literary industry, Mohamed Mbougar Sarr is one of the revelations of French-speaking literary literature.
In the footsteps of two Senegalese writers
In his book published by Philippe Rey, he traces the story of two Senegalese writers, one in our contemporary era, Diégane Latyr Faye, and the other, TC Elimane, who died after the scandal of one of his publications. in 1938.
Diégane then embarks, fascinated, on the trail of the mysterious TC Elimane, confronting the great tragedies of colonialism and the Shoah. From Senegal to France via Argentina, what truth awaits him at the center of this labyrinth?
The Malian writer Yambo Ouologuem inspired the character of TC Elimane, and dedicated his book to him.
Practice. The entrance, Friday evening in Chartres, is free, within the limit of available places.
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