Amadou Barry was born in Guinea. Journal d’un exilé (Diary of an Exile) is his first novel. Stranded on the outskirts of the French capital, an undocumented exile meets an extraordinary companion—a part-time philosopher—who welcomes him into his tent. This marks the beginning of a brotherly bond, forged in a daily life marked by violence and hardship, where the bizarre meets the bleak and powerless.

With razor-sharp insight, Amadou Barry explores the survival conditions of society’s invisible people. Through a deeply human and fictional lens, he tackles a major social issue and succeeds in restoring the profound humanity of each of his characters.