At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop #joyce A timely and timeless retelling

A timely and timeless retelling of the Christmas story

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London transformed itself from a place of old master sales to a revitalised centre of contemporary art

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At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop #joyce A timely and timeless retellingWINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2021 A GUARDIAN and THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'This slight book is an extraordinarily powerful exploration of what happens to the souls of men sent to kill and be killed' The Times, Historical Fiction Books of the Year 'Extraordinary full of sadness, rage and beauty' Sarah Waters Alfa and Mademba are two of the many Senegalese soldiers fighting in the Great War. Together they climb dutifully out of their