At night all blood is black

Uitgeverij: Faber and Faber
Uitvoering: Paperback
Taal: Engels
Aantal Pagina's: 160
Afmetingen: 129x198x14
Verschijningsdatum: Juli 2021
EAN: 9781782277538
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Samenvatting

Alfa and Mademba are two of the many Senegalese soldiers fighting in the Great War. Together they climb dutifully out of their trenches to attack France's German enemies whenever the whistle blows, until Mademba is wounded, and dies in a shell hole with his belly torn open.

Without his more-than-brother, Alfa is alone and lost amidst the savagery of the conflict. He devotes himself to the war, to violence and death, but soon begins to frighten even his own comrades in arms. How far will Alfa go to make amends to his dead friend?

At Night All Blood is Black is a hypnotic, heartbreaking rendering of a mind hurtling towards madness.