Dying to Live: A Rwandan Family's Five-Year Flight Across the Congo
Author(s): Pierre-Claver Ncacyayisenga (Author)
Publisher: Baraka Books (US)
Publication Date: 1 July 2013
Edition: Illustrated
Language: English
Print length: 190 pages
ISBN-10: 9781926824789
ISBN-13: 1926824784
Book Description
Pierre-Claver Ndacyayisenga was teaching history in Kigali, Rwanda, when he was forced to flee to the neighbouring Congo with his wife and three children. Thus began a harrowing five-year voyage of survival during which they travelled thousands of miles on foot from one refugee camp to another. Lacking food and water, they were often robbed, sometimes raped, and constantly pursued and bombed by shadowy armed soldiers with sophisticated weapons and aerial surveillance information. This brilliant and touching book is the story of one family among the more than 300,000 refugees―many of whom did not survive. For those wishing to understand the war in the Congo, this must-read will restore the humanity and the right to mourn for hundreds of thousands of Rwandans dispersed throughout the world.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Ndacyayisenga’s memoir offers an important look at a piece of African history that most of the world was unaware of, or chose to ignore, while it was happening. (…) The book is informative for readers interested in refugee issues, but it will have a broader appeal to those interested in history and justice.” —Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Pierre-Claver Ndacyayisenga is a former history professor at the Lycée de Kigali, Rwanda. He and his family were forced to flee the country in 1994.
Casey Roberts is an award-winning translator and editor. He is the recipient of the John Glassco Prize awarded by the Canadian Literary Translators Association for his translation of the YA novel
Dying to Live: A Rwandan Family's Five-Year Flight Across the Congo
Author(s): Pierre-Claver Ncacyayisenga (Author)
Publisher: Baraka Books (US)
Publication Date: 1 July 2013
Edition: Illustrated
Language: English
Print length: 190 pages
ISBN-10: 1926824784
ISBN-13: 9781926824789
Book Description
Pierre-Claver Ndacyayisenga was teaching history in Kigali, Rwanda, when he was forced to flee to the neighbouring Congo with his wife and three children. Thus began a harrowing five-year voyage of survival during which they travelled thousands of miles on foot from one refugee camp to another. Lacking food and water, they were often robbed, sometimes raped, and constantly pursued and bombed by shadowy armed soldiers with sophisticated weapons and aerial surveillance information. This brilliant and touching book is the story of one family among the more than 300,000 refugees―many of whom did not survive. For those wishing to understand the war in the Congo, this must-read will restore the humanity and the right to mourn for hundreds of thousands of Rwandans dispersed throughout the world.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Ndacyayisenga’s memoir offers an important look at a piece of African history that most of the world was unaware of, or chose to ignore, while it was happening. (…) The book is informative for readers interested in refugee issues, but it will have a broader appeal to those interested in history and justice.” —Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Pierre-Claver Ndacyayisenga is a former history professor at the Lycée de Kigali, Rwanda. He and his family were forced to flee the country in 1994.
Casey Roberts is an award-winning translator and editor. He is the recipient of the John Glassco Prize awarded by the Canadian Literary Translators Association for his translation of the YA novel
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