Goncourt: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (born 1990) is a Senegalese writer. Raised in Diourbel, Senegal and later studying in France, Sarr is the author of three novels as well as a number of award-winning short stories. He won the 2021 Prix Goncourt for his novel La plus secrète mémoire des hommes (The Most Secret Memory of Men), becoming the first Sub-Saharan African to do so. WIKIPEDIA