Scholastique Mukasonga
Scholastique Mukasonga
Scholastique Mukasonga (born 1956) is a Rwandan author living in France.[1]
She was born in Gikongoro Province in 1956.[2] Mukasonga left Rwanda before the Rwandan genocide, which killed 27 members of her family,[3] her mother being one of them.[2] Beginning in 1992 she worked in Caen, France as a social worker,[4] and she currently lives in Lower Normandy.[5]
Works
- 2006: Inyenzi ou les cafards (autobiographical book)[2]
- 2008: La femme aux pieds nus (autobiographical book) - Dedicated to Mukasonga's mother[2]
- 2010: L’Iguifou (autobiographical book)[2]
- 2012: Our Lady of the Nile (novel)
- 2012 Ahmadou Kourouma Prize (FR), Prix Renaudot[5]
- 2014: Ce que murmurent les collines (FR) - A collection of stories
References
- ↑ Garcin, Jérôme. "Scholastique Mukasonga, la pharaonne noire du Calvados" (Archive). L'Obs. Retrieved on 29 May 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Fuse Book Review: “Our Lady of the Nile” — Prefiguring Rwandan Genocide" (Archive). Arts Fuse. August 26, 2014. Retrieved on May 29 2015.
- ↑ Popkin, Nathaniel. "OUR LADY OF THE NILE" (Archive). Cleaver Magazine. Retrieved on May 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Scholastique Mukasonga : « Retrouver mon identité »." Le Monde. 2 April 2014. Updated 16 April 2015. Retrieved on 6 June 2015. "[...]Scholastique Mukasonga, assistante sociale à Caen depuis 1992,[...]"
- 1 2 "Scholastique MUKASONGA Notre Dame du Nil / Our Lady of the Nile." Institut Français, Denmark. November 2012. Retrieved on 28 May 2015.
External links
- (French) Scholastique Mukasonga website
- (French) Le blog de Scholastique Mukasonga
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