Kibogo by Scholastique Mukasonga review – crisis in colonial Rwanda The insidious legacy of Christianisation is explored in this miniature masterpiece set in a Rwandan village The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023
The best new books released in September as selected by avid readers and critics Our critics’ picks include a historical melodrama based on a real-life maybe murder, a romp through the illegal dance halls of 20s London and a gloriously biting satire set in Rwanda. ABC News · Sep 24, 2022
Violence of British empire in focus on Baillie Gifford longlist Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins among potential winners of £50,000 nonfiction prize The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022
Here are the longlist nominees for the 2022 National Book Awards It’s a good year to be a newcomer, at least if you dream of a National Book Award. Eight of the 10 nominees on the annual prizes’ fiction longlist, announced Friday by the National Book Foundation, are debut fiction authors. Their narratives include the making of an artist from a… Los Angeles Times · Sep 16, 2022
The Barefoot Woman by Scholastique Mukasonga review – extraordinary tribute to motherhood The author’s account of her early years in exile and her family’s massacre in the Rwandan genocide is a timely reminder of the horrors of war The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022