{"product_id":"pure-men-paperback","title":"Pure Men - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMohamed Mbougar Sarr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLara Vergnaud\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA young professor grapples with homophobia in Muslim Senegal in this searching, heart-wrenching novel from the National Book Award-longlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Most Secret Memory of Men\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA viral video makes the rounds in Dakar, showing an incensed crowd that gathers to dig up a grave and drag the corpse from holy ground. When Ndéné, a French literature teacher, watches it, he's surprisingly affected. Who was this man, and what could he have done to deserve such a fate? The answer soon becomes clear: he was a \"góor-jigéen,\" one of the so-called \"men-women,\" the shameful label given to homosexuals, cross-dressers, or any man who lives outside the accepted norm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaunted by the video, Ndéné sets out to learn more. With the help of a friend who works in night life, he explores a hidden side of Dakar, away from the rigid Islam of his family and university. Although he feels a certain disgust for homosexuality, he's moved by the suffering and resilience of the people he meets. But the further he goes, the more he doubts his own identity, threatening to become an object of suspicion and scorn himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful, nuanced portrait of queerness in a conservative society, \u003ci\u003ePure Men \u003c\/i\u003easks the fundamental question of how to find the courage to be true to yourself, whatever the cost.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMohamed Mbougar Sarr \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Dakar in 1990. He studied literature and philosophy at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. \u003ci\u003eBrotherhood\u003c\/i\u003e, his first novel, won the Grand Prix du Roman Métis, the Prix Ahmadou Kourouma, and the French Voices Grand Prize. The president of Senegal named him a Chevalier of the National Order of Merit. He won the 2021 Goncourt Prize for his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Most Secret Memory of Men\u003c\/i\u003e (Other Press, 2023), becoming the first sub-Saharan African to do so. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLara Vergnaud\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator of prose, creative nonfiction, and scholarly works from the French. She is the recipient of two PEN\/Heim Translation Fund Grants and a French Voices Grand Prize, and has been nominated for the National Translation Award. She lives in Washington, DC.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47928562516119,"sku":"9781635424706","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4552\/4631\/files\/JPhbe9Zv3b9781635424706.webp?v=1781730365","url":"https:\/\/leyambercollective.com\/products\/pure-men-paperback","provider":"Ley Amber Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}