by David Diop · POINTS · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782757875964
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«Frère d'âme» is the historical novel by David Diop, published by Points in paperback (144 pages, in French).
During World War I, the Senegalese soldier Alfa Ndiaye witnesses the death of his friend Mademba on the French front. Devastated by guilt, he becomes reckless and violent, until his comrades accuse him of witchcraft. Amid memories of his childhood in Senegal, the novel evokes brotherhood, grief and the madness of war.
Originally published in 2018, the novel was awarded the Prix Goncourt des lycéens 2018 and the International Booker Prize 2021.
It will appeal to those seeking a different perspective on the Great War, focused on the African soldiers of the French army.
David Diop is a French novelist and academic, who specializes in 18th-century French and Francophone African literature. His research, at the University of Pau in south-west France, focuses on representations of Africa in 18th-century accounts and images by travellers. Diop received the 2021 International Booker Prize for his novel At Night All Blood Is Black as the first French author. The novel was also shortlisted for ten French awards and won them in other countries.
