Cockroaches |
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| Author:
| Mukasonga, Scholastique |
| Translator:
| Stump, Jordan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-914671-53-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2016 |
| Publisher: | Steerforth Press
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| Imprint: | Archipelago |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.00 |
Book Description:
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Scholastique Mukasonga's Cockroaches is the story of growing up a Tutsi in Hutu-dominated Rwanda - the story of a happy child, a loving family, all wiped out in the genocide of 1994. A vivid, bittersweet depiction of family life and bond in a time of immense hardship, it is also a story of incredible endurance, and of the duty to remember loss and those lost while somehow carrying on. Sweet, funny, wrenching, and deeply moving, Cockroaches is a window onto an unforgettable world of...
More DescriptionScholastique Mukasonga's Cockroaches is the story of growing up a Tutsi in Hutu-dominated Rwanda - the story of a happy child, a loving family, all wiped out in the genocide of 1994. A vivid, bittersweet depiction of family life and bond in a time of immense hardship, it is also a story of incredible endurance, and of the duty to remember loss and those lost while somehow carrying on. Sweet, funny, wrenching, and deeply moving, Cockroaches is a window onto an unforgettable world of love, grief, and horror.