Twilight of Torment – II. Heritage

A searing novel exploring the construction of masculinity in sub-Saharan Africa.   After beating his girlfriend and leaving her for dead on the street, Amok retraces his steps. Frightened by his act, which reproduces the violence of his father, he hopes to save the woman. But it is too late when he arrives at the scene; two women are already carrying the injured woman. Overwhelmed and not daring to reveal himself, he decides to find his father in order to learn how to rid himself of the dark force that he believes runs through the men of his lineage. He embarks on a journey that will be, more than anything, an inner one, forcing him to understand his story and choose a healthier way of being in the world. This second volume of Twilight of Torment is both intimate and political. Through the story of a man and his family, we discover an African bourgeoisie and its many social wanderings in a contemporary Africa whose future seems nebulous.  

Product details

• Authors: Leonora Miano, Léonora Miano, Gila Walker
• Assisted by: Gila Walker (Translation)
• Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.09.2023
• EAN: 9781803091549
• ISBN: 978-1-80309-154-9
• No. of pages: 292
• Dimensions: 237 mm x 159 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 582 g
• Series: Africa List
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies