Bibliograph

All your children, scattered, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse ; translated from the French by Alison Anderson

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Label

All your children, scattered, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse ; translated from the French by Alison Anderson

Language

eng

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Literary Form

novels

Main title

All your children, scattered

Responsibility statement

Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse ; translated from the French by Alison Anderson

Summary

Blanche returns to Rwanda after building a life in Bordeaux with her husband and young son, Stokely. Reuniting with her mother Immaculata, old wounds are reopened for both mother and daughter while Stokely, caught between two countries, tries to understand where he comes from and where he belongs. Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse's novel follows three generations torn apart by the genocide against the Tutsis, as they try to reconnect with one another, rebuild broken links and find their place in today's world

Target audience

adult

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