The book delves into the brutal details of WWI and colonial domination, invoking canonical texts against a world that is anarchic, violent, and surreal.ĭiop was born in Paris and raised in Senegal. The result is a warning against war and its savage consequences. In under 150 pages, the book engages biblical tropes as it takes readers to the bloody trenches of World War I through the troubled account of a Senegalese soldier fighting in the French army. Anna Moschovakis), combines a war story with allegory and myth. David Diop’s new novel, At Night All Blood is Black (tr.
