Lamentations on the Rwandan Genocide - Softcover

Pierre-Damien Mvuyekure

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9780974276427: Lamentations on the Rwandan Genocide

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ISBN 10: 0974276421 ISBN 13: 9780974276427

Publisher: Final Thursday Press, 2006

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Lamentations on the Rwandan Genocide by Pierre-Damien Mvuyekure is a poignant, often-painful reflection on the travesties of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. This collection combines diverse linguistic and cultural traditions to offer poetic explorations of the violence and aftermath of genocide. With fifteen poems and an extensive section of notes on Rwandan culture, Lamentations on the Rwandan Genocide both documents a historical tragedy and forges new literary ground.

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About the Author:

Pierre-Damien Mvuyekure is a Professor of English at the University of Northern Iowa. Dr. Mvuyekure received his Ph.D. and M.A. at the University of New York-Buffalo, as well as an M.A. and B.A. from the National University of Rwanda. A native of Rwanda, Dr. Mvuyekure has published widely on African and African American culture, most notably as the editor of World Eras: Volume 10, West African Kingdoms (500-1590) by Thompson/Gale.

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With Lamentations on the Rwandan Genocide, Pierre-Damien Mvuyekure, one of our best critics, uses his rich, eloquent poetic voice to insure that the memories of one of the Twentieth Century's most horrific Holocausts won t be buried as unsung as the victims were. --Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo

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