Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



Small country : a novel  Cover Image Book Book

Small country : a novel / Gaël Faye ; translated from the French by Sarah Ardizzone.

Faye, Gaël, 1982- (author.). Ardizzone, Sarah, 1970- (translator.). Faye, Gaël, 1982- translation of: Petit pays. English. (Added Author).

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 Africa's past, but also to the bright days that preceded it.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781524759872 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 183 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First United States edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Hogarth, [2018]
Subject: Children > Burundi > Fiction.
Genocide > Rwanda > Fiction.
Burundi > Fiction.
Genre: War fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch FIC Faye 31681010103612 FICTION Available -


Additional Resources