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Léonora Miano's 'Crépuscule du tourment' Reviewed in artpress

publication · 2026-04-24

The September 2016 issue of artpress (n°436, pp. 84-85) features a review of Léonora Miano's novel 'Crépuscule du tourment,' her eighth book. Miano, who won the Prix Femina in 2013 for 'La Saison de l’ombre,' presents a 'sonorous' novel in which four sub-Saharan women speak. The review highlights the novel's auditory quality and its focus on intimate lives.

Key facts

  • artpress issue n°436, September 2016
  • Review of Léonora Miano's 'Crépuscule du tourment'
  • Miano's eighth novel
  • Miano won Prix Femina in 2013 for 'La Saison de l’ombre'
  • Novel described as 'sonore' (sonorous)
  • Four sub-Saharan women are the narrators
  • Review appears on pages 84-85
  • Published by artpress

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Artists

  • Léonora Miano

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  • artpress

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