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Beyond the Door of No Return
by David Diop
National Book Award for Translated Literature · 2023 · Shortlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Translated Literature | 2023 | Shortlist |
About This Book
Beyond the Door of No Return by David Diop.
About the Author
David Diop is a French-Senegalese novelist and academic born in Paris in 1966. He won the International Booker Prize in 2021 for *At Night All Blood Is Black*, a short, intense World War I novel told from the perspective of a Senegalese tirailleur. The novel explores colonial trauma, friendship, and madness. Read more →

