{"id":1081,"date":"2025-06-13T18:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scholastiquemukasonga.net\/en\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2025-06-13T18:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T16:09:14","slug":"the-edge-of-the-lake-in-the-yale-reviews-summer-fiction-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholastiquemukasonga.net\/en\/the-edge-of-the-lake-in-the-yale-reviews-summer-fiction-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Edge of the Lake\u201d in The Yale Review\u2019s Summer Fiction Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announcement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m delighted to share that my short story <strong>\u201cThe Edge of the Lake\u201d<\/strong> has just been published in the Summer Fiction edition of <em>The Yale Review<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The English translation was masterfully rendered by <strong>Marc Polizzotti<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set in an earthquake-shaken Bujumbura, a European teacher prophesies Africa\u2019s apocalypse, terrorizing her Rwandan exile students. Among them, Jos\u00e9phine\u2014convinced that a legendary country, Wakanda, will save her people\u2014embarks on a mystical quest that carries her from the classroom abroad, ultimately sparking scandal, cults, and tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne day, Burundi will be at the edge of the sea, and Bujumbura will be swallowed by the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read <strong>\u201cThe Edge of the Lake\u201d<\/strong> on <em>The Yale Review<\/em> website:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/yalereview.org\/article\/scholastique-mukasonga-edge-of-the-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/yalereview.org\/article\/scholastique-mukasonga-edge-of-the-lake<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy reading by the lake\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Scholastique Mukasonga<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcement I\u2019m delighted to share that my short story \u201cThe Edge of the Lake\u201d has just been published in the Summer Fiction edition of The Yale Review! The English translation was masterfully rendered by Marc Polizzotti. Set in an earthquake-shaken Bujumbura, a European teacher prophesies Africa\u2019s apocalypse, terrorizing her Rwandan exile students. 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