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Literature: Simon Batoumeni's "Demons of the Emperor" or the Art of Absolute Twilight

With his new novel "The Demons of the Emperor", published in the Verona editions, the Congolese novelist and novelist Simon Batoumeni signs a radical work: the long monologue of a Roman sovereign to the article of death. By choosing to abolish the action to focus on pure interiority, the author delivers a ferocious meditation on the physical decay and illusion of power. In the classical construction of the novel, the dramatic scene with its dial…
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With his new novel "The Demons of the Emperor", published in the Verona editions, the Congolese novelist and novelist Simon Batoumeni signs a radical work: the long monologue of a Roman sovereign to the article of death. By choosing to abolish the action to focus on pure interiority, the author delivers a ferocious meditation on the physical decay and illusion of power. In the classical construction of the novel, the dramatic scene with its dial…

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Les Echos du Congo Brazzaville broke the news on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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