Historical books from Rwanda
Recommended historical books (4)
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If you are into historical here are some historical books from Rwanda for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Igifu by Scholastique Mukasonga EN
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The stories in Igifu summon phantom memories of Rwanda and radiate with the fierce ache of a survivor. From the National Book Award finalist who Zadie Smith says, "rescues a million souls from the collective noun genocide." Scholastique Mukasonga's autobiographical stories rend a glorious Rwanda from the obliterating force of recent history, conjuring the noble cows of her home or the dew-swollen grass they graze on. In the title story, five-year-old Colomba tells of a merciless overlord, hunger or igifu, gnawing away at her belly. She searches for sap at the bud of a flower, scraps of sweet p... continue
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Inside the Hotel Rwanda: The Surprising True Story ... and Why It Matters Today by Edouard Kayihura EN
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In 2004, the Academy Award–nominated movie Hotel Rwanda lionized hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina for single-handedly saving the lives of all who sought refuge in the Hotel des Milles Collines during Rwanda's genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. Because of the film, the real-life Rusesabagina has been compared to Oskar Schindler, but unbeknownst to the public, the hotel's refugees don't endorse Rusesabagina's version of the events. In the wake of Hotel Rwanda's international success, Rusesabagina is one of the most well-known Rwandans and now the smiling face of the very Hutu Power groups who dr... continue
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Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga EN
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Introducing Scholastique Mukasonga to the UK: a major international author and her brilliant and award-winning first novel.