Lit in Translation

Gaël Faye

Born 1982 · France

In English
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Books on prize lists

  • In English

    Goncourt 2024 · Shortlist

    Jacaranda

    Jacaranda

    Gaël Faye · 42 when first published

    Novel · 272 pages · Family, War

    AI-generated summary:Milan spends years trying to learn what lies hidden in the shade of the jacaranda tree loved by his friend Stella, in a Rwanda left silent after the genocide against the Tutsi.

  • In English

    Goncourt 2016 · Shortlist

    Small Country

    Petit Pays

    Gaël Faye · 34 when first published

    Novel · 192 pages · Coming of age, War

    AI-generated summary:In 1992 ten-year-old Gabriel lives in a comfortable expatriate neighbourhood of Burundi with his French father, his Rwandan mother and his little sister, until history overtakes their small country.