Mukasonga unsparingly resurrects the horrors of the Rwandan geocide while lyrically recording the quieter moments of daily life with her family--a moving tribute to all those who are displaced, who suffer. Mukasonga's extraordinary, lyrical, and heartbreaking book ... is indispensable reading for anyone who cares about the endurance of the human spirit and who hopes for a better world.
-- Lynne Sharon Schwartz, Los...