Igifu
Mukasonga, Scholastique / Stump, Jordan The stories in Igifu summon phantom memories of Rwanda and radiate with the fierce ache of a survivor. From the National Book Award-nominated finalist who Zadie Smith says, "rescues a million souls from the collective noun genocide."Scholastique Mukasonga's autographical stories rend a glorious Rwanda from the obliterating force of recent history, conjuring the noble cows of her home or the dew-swollen grass they graze on. In the title story, ...