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Gaze, a magazine celebrating the female gaze

News - Scholastique - December 29, 2020

Glad to be part of the debut numero Gaze – A magazine in French / English celebrating the female gaze. For the first issue, I…

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Can Xue new Book PURPLE PERILLA edited by Isolarii

Isolarii : Can XUE – PURPLE PERILLA

Books, News - Scholastique - December 27, 2020

On the last release of Isolarii, I had the pleasure of improvising on lines by Chinese writer Can Xue. I invite you to discover the…

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Los Angeles Times selects igifu among 10 great books 2020

Los Angeles Times selected igifu among 10 great books 2020

News, Reviews - Scholastique - December 27, 2020

The American daily Los Angeles Times chose Igifu in its pick of the 10 Great Books that got lost in the noise of 2020. Check…

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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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2020 Zaharoff Lecture scholastique Mukasonga - University of Oxford

The University of Oxford : 2020 Zaharoff Lecture

Events, News - Scholastique - November 9, 2020

The University of Oxford is delighted to announce that Scholastique Mukasonga will be giving the annual Zaharoff Lecture (in French) on 11 November 2020. I…

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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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The White Rewiew issue 29 feat Scholastique Mukasonga

The White Review : my interview realised by Julian Lucas

News - Scholastique - October 28, 2020

You can discover my interview realised by Julian Lucas on latest issue of The White Review. Buy The White Review No. 29 featured interviews with…

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The New England Review published a new translation story “The Wood of the Cross”, translated by Melanie Mauthner

The New England Review : “The Wood of the Cross”

News - Scholastique - October 28, 2020

The New England Review published a new translation story “The Wood of the Cross”, translated by Melanie Mauthner , taken from my collection of short…

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Igifu - Sholastique Mukasonga - Rwanda 1994 genocide tutsi short stories

Igifu

Books - Scholastique - September 12, 2020

I’m delighted to announce you that my book “Igifu” translated from french “L’Iguifou. Nouvelles rwandaises” by Jordan Stump out 9/15 on Archipelago Books, the third…

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Scholastique Mukasonga is a Rwandan author living in France. She was born in Gikongoro Province in 1956. Mukasonga left Rwanda before the Rwandan genocide, which killed 27 members of her family, her mother being one of them.

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