David Diop

Books on prize lists

• La porte du voyage sans retour

  In English

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  National Book Award 2023 · Finalist

  Beyond the Door of No Return

  La porte du voyage sans retour

  David Diop · 55 when first published

  Novel · 256 pages · Historical, Love

  Translated by Sam Taylor

  AIAI-generated summary:In 1750 a young French botanist arrives in Senegal to study its plants and becomes obsessed with the story of a young African woman said to have escaped being sold into slavery.

• Frère d'âme

  In English

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  International Booker 2021 · ★ Winner

  At Night All Blood Is Black

  Frère d'âme

  David Diop · 52 when first published

  Novel · 160 pages · War, Historical

  Translated by Anna Moschovakis

  AIAI-generated summary:On a morning in the First World War, Senegalese infantryman Alfa Ndiaye sees his childhood friend Mademba, closer than a brother, fall mortally wounded a few metres from their trench.

  Also: Goncourt 2018 shortlist