CiNii Books - Murambi, the book of bones

In April of 1994, nearly a million Rwandans were killed in what would prove to be one of the swiftest, most terrifying killing sprees of the 20th century. In Murambi, The Book of Bones, Boubacar Boris Diop comes face to face with the chilling horror and overwhelming sadness of the tragedy. Here, the power of Diop's acclaimed novel is available to English-speaking readers through Fiona Mc Laughlin's crisp translation and a compelling afterword by Diop. The novel recounts the story of a Rwandan history teacher, Cornelius Uvimana, who was living and working in Djibouti at the time of the massacre. He returns to Rwanda to try to comprehend the death of his family and to write a play about the events that took place there. As the novel unfolds, Cornelius begins to understand that it is only our humanity that will save us, and that as a writer, he must bear witness to the atrocities of the genocide.

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Foreword: An Urn for the Dead, an Hourglass for the Living by Eileen Julien Acknowledgments Introduction: "To call a monster by its name" by Fiona Mc Laughlin Part 1. Fear and Anger Michel Serumundo Faustin Gasana Jessica Part 2. The Return of Cornelius Part 3. Genocide Aloys Ndasingwa Marina Nkusi Jessica Rosa Karemera Doctor Joseph Karekezi Jessica Colonel Etienne Perrin Jessica Part 4. Murambi

Volume: : cloth ISBN 9780253347541

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In april of 1994, nearly a million Rwandans were killed in what would prove to be one of the swiftest, most terrifying killing sprees of the 20th century. In "Murambi, The Book of Bones", Boubacar Boris Diop comes face to face with the chilling horror and overwhelming sadness of the tragedy. Now, the power of Diop's acclaimed novel is available to English-speaking readers through Fiona Mc Laughlin's crisp translation. The novel recounts the story of a Rwandan history teacher, Cornelius Uvimana, who was living and working in Djibouti at the time of the massacre. He returns to Rwanda to try to comprehend the death of his family and to write a play about the events that took place there. As the novel unfolds, Cornelius begins to understand that it is only our humanity that will save us, and that as a writer, he must bear witness to the atrocities of the genocide. From the novel: "If only by the way people are walking, you can see that tension is mounting by the minute. I can feel it almost physically. Everyone is running or at least hurrying about. I meet more and more passersby who seem to be walking around in circles. There seems to be another light in their eyes. I think of the fathers who have to face the anguished eyes of their children and who can't tell them anything. For them, the country has become an immense trap in the space of just a few hours. Death is on the prowl. They can't even dream of defending themselves. Everything has been meticulously prepared for a long time: the administration, the army, and the [militia] are going to combine forces to kill, if possible, every last one of them."

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Part 1. Fear and Anger Michel Serumundo
Faustin Gasana
Jessica Part 2. The Return of Cornelius Part 3. Genocide Aloys Ndasingwa
Marina Nkusi
Jessica
Rosa Karemera
Doctor Joseph Karekezi
Jessica
Colonel Etienne Perrin
Jessica Part 4. Murambi

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