RaveThe A.V. ClubOne could recommend this novella by its name alone. Fortunately, what its evocative and ominous title hints at—a dark story told in lyrical prose—is more than delivered on in David Diop’s rhythmic, enchanting fiction (expertly translated from the French by Anna Moschovakis) ... Diop occasionally finds black humor within the undeniable darkness of the story, but more than anything he shows just how slippery the self can be when individuals are placed within extraordinary, violent circumstances.
