Murambi: The Book of Bones

by Boubacar Boris Diop and Fiona Mc Laughlin

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253218527
• ISBN13: 9780253218520
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Calling a monster by its name

This book by Senegalese writer Boubacar Boris Diop deals with the Rwandan genocide from the perspective of Cornelius Uvimana, a Rwandan teacher who returns from exile in Djibouti to come to terms with the genocide and the death of his mother, brother and sister. However, upon his return, Cornelius soon learns that the distinction between victim and perpetrator, innocent and guilty is not as clear cut as he originally thought. Through Cornelius, Diop deals with the role of the writer in dealing with the genocide, to meaning to it, to give names and hopes and dreams to the victims, to "call a monster by its name." A haunting and thought provoking novel.