ISBN: 9781609457853
Editorial: Europa Editions
Autor: Umubyeyi Mairesse, Beata
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 192
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: WINNER OF THE PRIX ÉTHIOPHILE, THE PRIX DES RACINES ET DES MOTS, AND THE PRIX DES CINQ CONTINENTS DE LA FRANCOPHONIEBeata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s debut novel follows three generations torn apart by the genocide against the Tutsis, as they try to reconnect with one another, rebuild broken relationships, and find their place in today’s world. Blanche returns to Rwanda after building a life in Bordeaux with her husband and young son, Stokely. Reuniting with her mother Immaculata, old wounds are reopened for both mother and daughter while Stokely, caught between two countries, tries to understand where he comes from and where he belongs.“This story tells all our stories.”—Gaël Faye, author of Small Country Review “In her magnificent debut, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse delicately tames ghosts and silences.”—Le Monde“At once dark and luminous, this novel teaches us how people can transmit beauty even in the worst of circumstances.”—L’Express“This splendid novel, and the courage of its heroic protagonists, are a testament to the power of literature to plant the seeds of hope and resilience.”—ELLE Magazine(France)“Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s literary horizon is like a dazzling rainbow: the emotions it arouses illuminate with countless colors a storm-ravaged landscape.”—Jeune Afrique“A poetic account of the strength of women.”—Cheek Magazine “Through its two magnificently resilient women protagonists in search of healing, the novel combines the quest for origins with the question of the transmission of trauma… With her beautiful, multicolored voice, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse lifts the lid of grief to release the words trapped underneath.”—Livres Hebdo About the Author Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse was born in Butare, Rwanda in 1979. Surviving the genocide against the Tutsis, she moved to France in 1994 to study political science and work for humanitarian causes. She is now an acclaimed novelist and poet. Alison Anderson’s translations for Europa Editions include novels by Sélim Nassib, Amélie Nothomb, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. She is the translator of Muriel Barbery’s New York Times bestseller, The Elegance of the Hedgehog (Europa, 2008).
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- Envío: Desde EE. UU.
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