The Cartographer of Absences: A Novel

“Revelatory . . . An aching, dreamlike immersion.” —Carl Hoffman, The Washington Post

“An intensely powerful work about revolution, compromise, and long-buried secrets . . . A haunting, compelling book.” —Tobias Carroll, Words Without Borders

An atmospheric novel about a father and son in the waning days of colonial Mozambique by the winner of the 2025 PEN/Nabokov Award

Diogo Santiago is a celebrated Mozambican poet and intellectual, a well-known professor at the university in his country’s c...