'At Night All Blood is Black' by David Diop

Join us to discuss At Night All Blood Is Black by David Diop (trans. Anna Moschovakis) and winner of the International Booker Prize (2021).

In the trenches of the First World War, Senegalese soldiers Alfa and Mademba fight side by side—until Mademba dies horribly in no man’s land. Grief-stricken and unmoored, Alfa throws himself into violence and begins to terrify even his comrades. A hypnotic, heartbreaking novel about trauma, guilt, and a mind tipping toward madness.