
Small Country
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A childhood in Burundi fractures under war and violence in neighbouring Rwanda.
Original title: Petit pays
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Gaël Faye, born in Bujumbura, writes about childhood threatened by violence and the search for family memory in Rwanda. Roland Rugero uses a misunderstanding that triggers mob justice. Small Country and Jacaranda move from a child’s perspective towards reconstructing unspoken history. Baho! adds a distinct voice writing directly within a Burundian context.
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A childhood in Burundi fractures under war and violence in neighbouring Rwanda.
Original title: Petit pays
A non-speaking boy’s gestures are misread, setting off pursuit and mob justice.

A young man travels from France to Rwanda to understand his mother’s unspoken past.
A runner’s memoir of surviving a massacre in Burundi and rebuilding his life.
Aloys Niyoyita’s testimony about violence, mixed identity and family memory in Burundi.
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