Kibogo
Editorial RANDOM HOUSE USA INC
Aquest llibre surt a la venda el [19/09/2032] (falten només 3054 dies)
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- Editorial RANDOM HOUSE USA INC
- ISBN13 9781953861368
- ISBN10 1953861369
- Tipus Llibre
- Col.lecció INGLES #
- Any Edició 2032
- Idioma Anglès
- Encuadernació Paperback
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Literatura AnglesaKibogo
Editorial RANDOM HOUSE USA INC
Aquest llibre surt a la venda el [19/09/2032] (falten només 3054 dies)
Espanya peninsular
Detalls del llibre
A new masterwork of satire, lore, and living memory from the leading voice of French-Rwandan literature
"Mukasonga breathes upon a vanished world and brings it to life in all its sparkling multifariousness" --J.M. Coetzee
In four beautifully woven parts, Mukasonga spins a marvelous recounting of the clash between ancient Rwandan beliefs and the missionaries determined to replace them with European Christianity.
When a rogue priest is defrocked for fusing the gospels with the martyrdom of Kibogo, a fierce clash of cults ensues. Swirling with the heady smell of wet earth and flashes of acerbic humor, Mukasonga brings to life the vital mythologies that imbue the Rwandan spirit. In doing so, she gives us a tale of disarming simplicity and profound universal truth.
Kibogo's story is reserved for the evening's end, when women sit around a fire drinking honeyed brew, when just a few are able to stave off sleep. With heads nodding, drifting into the mist of a dream, one faithful storyteller will weave the old legends of the hillside, stories which church missionaries have done everything in their power to expunge.
To some, Kibogo's tale is founding myth, celestial marvel, magic incantation, bottomless source of hope. To white priests spritzing holy water on shriveled, drought-ridden trees, it looms like red fog over the village: forbidden, satanic, a witchdoctor's hoax. All debate the twisted roots of this story, but deep down, all secretly wonder - can Kibogo really summon the rain?