1994: A Novel of Rwanda

Branson, L K

ISBN 10: 1456897365 / ISBN 13: 9781456897369

Published by Xlibris, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 1994: A Novel of Rwanda
• Publisher: Xlibris
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1456897365
• ISBN 13: 9781456897369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

1994: A Novel Of Rwanda is a story of courage, hope, and perseverance in the face of genocide. It is the story of Straton Mulinga, a subsistence farmer of Butare Prefecture in southern Rwanda, who, when caught up in the insanity of the genocide, is separated from his family and forced to flee Rwanda and search for them in the squalor of the refugee camps in Tanzania. His young wife, Chantal, lives with the slender hope that Straton will somehow find her and their three children. From the people they meet along the way, they learn details of the horrors of the genocide. It is also the story of some very evil men?Innocent Bagosora, Fabien Mukama, Evariste Gatera?and two members of the Interahamwe, Claver Barate and Bosco Kagwa, all who have lost their humanity. And the story of Prosper Bugande, a Hutu, member of the Rwandan military who leads a group of rebels in the abduction of a medical team from Mwisa refugee camp. A French doctor, Arianne DuBois, is one of the doctors abducted a

About the Author

A native of the state of Utah, L.K. Branson now resides with his wife, Judy, in a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a retired university professor whose work has taken him to many countries. He has lived and worked for extended periods in India and in Rwanda. His extensive travel in East Africa and work in Rwanda led him to dedicate several years to writing about the genocide. This book is the fruit of that long task. He is keenly concerned about the plight of the millions of peoples around the planet who continue to fall pre