"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. Now, the power of Diop's acclaimed novel is available to English-speaking readers through Fiona Mc Laughlin's crisp translation. The novel recounts the story of a Rwandan history teacher, Cornelius Uvimana, who was living and working in Djibouti at the time of the massacre. He returns to Rwanda to try to…
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Editions
11 editions · 3 languages
Paperback · English · 2016
Murambi, The Book of Bones
Indiana University Press · 228 pages · 9780253023421
Hardcover · English · 2006
Murambi, The Book of Bones
Indiana University Press · 181 pages · 9780253347541
Other · English · 2014
Murambi, the Book of Bones
Indiana University Press · 9781282072879
Other · English · 2006
Murambi, the Book of Bones
Indiana University Press · 9780253112064
Other · English · 2006
Indiana University Press · 208 pages · 9780253218520
Paperback · French · 2020
Murambi, le livre des ossements
ZULMA · 224 pages · 9782843049668
FictionGenocideHistoryRwanda Civil War, 1994Modern fictionHistorical - GeneralNovelFiction - Historical
