Doomi Golo--The Hidden Notebooks

by Boubacar Boris Diop

The first novel to be translated from Wolof to English, Doomi Golo--The Hidden Notebooks is a masterful work that conveys the story of Nguirane Faye and his attempts to communicate with his grandson before he dies. With a narrative structure that beautifully imitates the movements of a musical piece, Diop relates Faye's trauma of losing his only son, Assane Tall, which is compounded by his grandson Badou's migration to an unknown destination...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611862140
• ISBN13: 9781611862140
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"