Small Country

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So all in all, the story and the imagery are strong, the only thing that bothered me was that parts of the book are just over-explained which takes away from the poetic merit: When an old and a young person talk about the country, we are informed that one stands for the future and one for the past, we are informed that the whole violence is pointless and so on - all of this is of course correct, but I don't need to have it spelt out for me, on the contrary: Faye can trust in his material and his abilities, the scenes alone are much stronger without all the (unnecessary) explanations. The book starts with Gaby reflecting on a conversation with his father, a turning point in his understanding of the ethnic origin of his people, of the difference between the Hutu, and the Tutsi. He is trying to understand the motivation for the ethnic violence that caused his mother to flee her country of origin.

Gaël Faye has written a really heartfelt, moving and inspiring book dealing with the loss of innocence and dreams when humanity descends to unimaginable depths of depravity. The effects on family, especially those that have witnessed or narrowly escaped the killings, is compassionately narrated in the story. This is an absolutely excellent debut, wonderfully well written and deserves to be read, lest we forget. When asked of Hutu militia why do you kill with machetes when you have guns, the answer was, bullets cost money and they [victims] are poor. Just plain wow. If this book does not make you think or feel then you're dead inside. And to think I almost passed on this book. The description did not interest me. The cover certainly did not! I do not understand it at all. I used to believe I was above judging a book by its cover, but this is proof that I am not immune. The only reason I even looked twice at this book was the fact it was a BOTM selection. I have found that those books that make the cut are usually pretty vibrant stories. Sure there have still been a few clunkers but not this time. Small Country (French: Petit pays) is a novel set in Burundi by the Franco-Rwandan rapper, songwriter and novelist, Gaël Faye. It was first published in France in August 2016 by Grasset, and has since been translated into 36 languages. [1] [2] Summary [ edit ]

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RV: When Gabriel finds his mother again, years after the war, she is wandering the streets and babbling. It’s heartbreaking. Why did you write the story this way?a b c et d Ekia Badou, « Gael Faye: l’homme qui pimente le rap français», Slate Afrique, 17 juin 2012. On the difference between songwriting and writing fiction, Gaël Faye says: “It’s easier to write a novel because you do it alone and there’s more freedom. I didn’t have melody or rhyme or format to think about, or radio singles. But this freedom can be frightening. Grey, Tobias (29 May 2018). "A French-Rwandan Rap Star Turned Novelist From Burundi". The New York Times. Faye, Gaël (2018). Gahugu Gato. Translated by Uwineza, Olivier Bahizi. Éditions d'en bas. ISBN 978-2829005794. JDD, Le. "PORTRAIT. Gaël Faye, l'écriture pour la vie". lejdd.fr (in French) . Retrieved 2022-06-19.