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Kibogo by Scholastique Mukasonga, Mark Polizzotti is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Kibogo about?

"Official dogma is no match for the mercurial power of storytelling in Rwandan-French writer Scholastique Mukasonga s sly new novel Kibogo . . . Mischievous and satirical . . . The stories themselves are furtively retold and altered and added to across time, subsuming even their tellers as they demonstrate a life force and lifespan that mere mortals can t compete with." --Sam Sacks, Wall Street Journal "A searing tale of contending gods, religions, and economies in colonial Rwanda . . . As Mukasonga s story opens, a village subchief, bribed by a "Colonial" with a watch, a pair of sunglasses, a bottle of port wine, two jerry cans of gasoline, [and] a swath of fabric for his wife and daughters, rounds up the children to serve in the war effort against Germany by harvesting anti-malarial flowers. Other agents of change follow . . . Drought ensues, and with it the people starve, and with that they recall the old ways . . . Pensive and lyrical; a closely observed story of cultures in collision." Kirkus Reviews , Starred Review "Complex and revelatory . . . Mukasonga complicates the blurry line between history and myth and critiques its relationship to colonialism. This speaks volumes

Who reads Kibogo?

Author

Scholastique Mukasonga, Mark Polizzotti

Publisher

Brooklyn, NY: Archipelago Books

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781953861368

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Romance, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.7 / 5 (13 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14