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Great review bby Kevin Okoth in London Review of Books about my books “The Barefoot Woman”, “Our Lady of the Nile”..., edited on Daunt Books - Scholastique Mukasonga Rwanda genocide tutsi

London Review of Books : Paper Grave

News, Reviews, Uncategorized - Scholastique - December 11, 2023

Great review “Paper Grave” by Kevin Okoth in London Review of Books about my books “Cockroaches“, “The Barefoot Woman”, “Our Lady of the Nile” and…

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THE BAREFOOT WOMAN on the Baillie Gifford Prize longlist for non-fiction 2022 - Scholastique Mukasonga rwanda genocide memoir

THE BAREFOOT WOMAN on the Baillie Gifford Prize longlist for non-fiction 2022

Awards, News - Scholastique - September 24, 2022

Dears readers, I’m delighted to announce you that my book The Barefoot Woman, published by Daunt Books and translated by Jordan Stump, has been longlisted for the Baillie…

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ILFDublin and the Center for Resistance Studies at Trinity College Dublin invite Scholastique Mukasonga to present her powerful novel The Barefoot Woman - Rwanda novel memoir

ILFDublin : National Memories, Personal Stories

Events, News - Scholastique - May 18, 2022

See you in ILFDublin Sat 21 May at 19:45 to present my book “The Barefoot Woman“. 👣 🇮🇪

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The Barefoot Woman by Scholastique Mukasonga – Daunt Books Rwand novel genocide Tutsi

In Store Now : The Barefoot Woman – Daunt Books

Books - Scholastique - April 13, 2022

I’m delighted to announce that my book “The Barefoot Woman” translated from french “La Femme aux pieds nus” by Jordan Stump will be released this…

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The Telegraph Barefoot Woman Scholastique Mukasonga Rwanda genocide Tutsi memoir

Daily Telegraph review The Barefoot Woman

Reviews - Scholastique - April 4, 2022

A 4-star review from Claire Allfree in the Daily Telegraph for my novel THE BAREFOOT WOMAN (translated by Jordan Stump). My book will be published…

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Frau auf bloBen FüBen by Scholastique Mukasonga - Peter Hammer Verlag novel Rwanda genocide tutsi 1994

In Store Now : Frau auf bloBen FüBen – Peter Hammer Verlag

Books, News - Scholastique - March 15, 2022

Really glad to share with you a new translated book for “Frau auf bloBen FüBen” translated from french “La Femme aux pieds nus” out 8…

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Albertine : A Conversation with Scholastique Mukasonga and Kaiama L. Glover

Albertine : Igifu Conversation

Events, News - Scholastique - November 20, 2020

Albertine invites me for a discussion about my latest novel Igifu (published by Archipelago books, translated by Jordan Stump) in French with Barnard professor Kaiama…

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Jane Hu reviewed Igifu in The New York Times Books - Rwanda literature

Jane Hu reviewed Igifu in The New York Times

Reviews - Scholastique - November 11, 2020

You can read a new review by Jane Hu about my book “Igifu” (translated by Jordan Stump) in The New York Times Books. “Igifu” among…

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The 10 Best Translated Novels of the Decade

Literary Hub – The 10 Best Translated Novels of the Decade

News, Reviews - Scholastique - November 18, 2019

Literary Hub selected my book ‘The Barefoot Woman” among the 10 Best Translated Novels of the Decade.

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The 2019 National Book Awards Longlist: Translated Literature - The New Yorker

The Barefoot Woman is long-listed for the National Book Awards

News - Scholastique - September 20, 2019

I’m delighted to see my book “The Barefoot Woman” in the long listed for The New Yorker‘s 2019 National Book Awards in the category of…

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