Bucheon City of Literature

Diaspora in Post-Colonial Literature

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr’s The Secret Memory of Men burns with resonant prose and a sincere desire to find authenticity, delving deeply into the lamentable fate of Third World literature as the novel wanders amidst universalized Eurocentric literature. By authentically revealing the suppressed and distorted faces of the colonized, this work takes the reader on a passionate adventure of characters searching for the possibility of true existence beyond fate. Korean readers will find value in contemplating the importance of a true and fair exchange of language, spirit, and literature by reflecting on parallels between the text and their own experiences.