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Small country : a novel
Format:
Book
Title:
Small country : a novel
Uniform Title:
Petit pays. English
ISBN:
9781524759872

9781524759889
Edition:
First United States edition.
Publication:
London ; New York : Hogarth, [2018]
Physical Description:
183 pages ; 22 cm
General Note:
"Originally published in France as Petit Pays by Éditions Grasset in 2016"--Title page verso.
Summary:
"Burundi, 1992. For ten-year-old Gabriel, life in his comfortable expatriate neighborhood of Bujumbura with his French father, Rwandan mother and little sister Ana, is something close to paradise. These are carefree days of laughter and adventure--sneaking Supermatch cigarettes and gorging on stolen mangoes--as he and his mischievous gang of friends transform their tiny cul-de-sac into their kingdom. But dark clouds are gathering over this small country, and soon their peaceful existence will shatter when Burundi, and neighboring Rwanda, are brutally hit by civil war and genocide. A novel of extraordinary power and beauty, Small Country describes an end of innocence as seen through the eyes of a child caught in the maelstrom of history. Shot through with shadows and light, tragedy and humor, it is a stirring tribute not only to a dark chapter in Africas past, but also to the bright days that preceded it."-- Provided by publisher.
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