Beyond the door of no return
Diop, David, 1966-2023
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The renowned botanist Michel Adanson lies on his deathbed, the masterwork to which he dedicated his life still incomplete. As he expires, the last word to escape his lips is a woman's name: Maram. The key to this mysterious woman's identity is Adanson's unpublished memoir of the years he spent in Senegal, concealed in a secret compartment in a chest of drawers. Therein lies a story as fantastical as it is tragic: Maram, it turns out, is none other than the fabled revenant. A young woman of noble birth from the kingdom of Waalo, Maram was sold into slavery but managed to escape from the Island of Gorée--a major embarkation point of the transatlantic slave trade--to a small village hidden in the forest. While on a research expedition in West Africa as a young man, Adanson hears the story of the revenant and becomes obsessed with finding her. Accompanied by his guide, he ventures deep into the Senegalese bush on a journey that reveals not only the savagery of the French colonial occupation but also the unlikely transports of the human heart. Written with sensitivity and narrative flair, David Diop's Beyond the Door of No Return is a love story like few others. Drawing on the richness and lyricism of Senegal's oral traditions.
Main title:
Beyond the door of no return / David Diop ; translated from the French by Sam Taylor.
Author:
Diop, David, 1966-, authorTaylor, Sam, 1970-, translator
Imprint:
London : Pushkin Press, 2023.©2023
Collation:
243 pages ; 22 cm
Notes:
First published as 'La porte du voyage sans retour' by Editions du Seuil in Paris, 2021.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
97818053312789781805331278
Dewey class:
843.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
549652
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | DIOP | On Reserve Shelf - Awaiting collection within 10 days of this date. (Set: 15 May 2024) |