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Edinburgh International Book Festival - Scholastique Mukasonga: Reclaiming Rwanda’s Stories

Edinburgh International Book Festival – online event on 20 August at 2.15pm (BST)

Events, News - Scholastique - August 18, 2021

Edinburgh International Book Festival invite me for a conversation with Ellah Wakatama, Editor-at-Large at Canongate Books, to talk about Our Lady of the Nile and…

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Wasafiri share Online Events “Writing and Human Rights” 2021

Wasafiri share Online Events “Writing and Human Rights”

Events - Scholastique - May 17, 2021

Discover the Wasafiri festival, a new series of free digital events, Transformative Testimonies: Writing and Human Rights, taking place 17 – 23 May, 2021. All events are free…

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Pittsburgh International Literary Festival 2021 2021

Pittsburgh International Literary Festival 2021

Events - Scholastique - May 13, 2021

Rwandan author Scholastique Mukasonga and world literature professor Jeanne-Marie Jackson will talk about literature and translation at the Pittsburgh International Literary Festival.  The event is…

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African Film Festival New York 2021

African Film Festival New York selected “Our Lady of the Nile”

News - Scholastique - February 1, 2021

I’m delighted to announce you the film “Our Lady Of The Nil” adapted from my novel, directed by Atiq Rahimi, is selected at The New…

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Belfast International Arts Festival -festival- Conversation with Scholastique Mukasonga and Nina Bouraoui

Belfast International Arts Festival : Scholastique Mukasonga and Nina Bouraoui

Events, News - Scholastique - November 1, 2020

You can watch now on video my conversation with Nina Bouraoui to talk about our work and inspiration in this event. Belfast International Arts Festival…

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OUR LADY OF THE NILE win The Crystal Bear for the Best Film at Berlinale 2020

OUR LADY OF THE NILE win The Crystal Bear for the Best Film at Berlinale 2020

Awards - Scholastique - February 29, 2020

Our Lady of the Nile (Notre-Dame du Nil) by Atiq Rahimi was awarded the Crystal Bear for the Best Film in Generation 14plus at the…

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Our Lady of the Nile film world premiere on Toronto TIFF 2019, Rwanda, genocide, film

“Our Lady Of The Nil” film world premiere in Toronto TIFF 2019

News - Scholastique - August 16, 2019

The film “Our Lady Of The Nil” adapted from my novel (Prix Renaudot), directed by Atiq Rahimi, will open Toronto TIFF 2019 (Toronto International Film…

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