Lit in Translation

Kibogo

Kibogo est monté au ciel

Scholastique Mukasonga (born 1956)

Translated by Mark Polizzotti

English editions

In English

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In 1931 King Musinga, who refuses baptism, is deposed and Rwanda converts en masse, often for convenience. When drought and famine strike, the question is who brought back the rain and who rose to heaven: the old king's son of legend or the Jesus of the bearded white fathers. Satire, humour and wonder mix in tales told by the fire.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
153 pages in the original
Genres
Historical, Satire (assigned by AI)
Set in
Rwanda, 1930s
First published
2020 by Gallimard
Author's age
64 when first published
ISBN

9782072886041 (original)

9781953861368 (Archipelago Books, United States)

9781914198588 (Daunt Books, United Kingdom)

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