hutu (african people)

A graphic novel that describes the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda in 1994 through the eyes of a boy named Deogratias, a Hutu, who is in love with Benigne, a Tutsi.

Jean Hatzfeld offers an inside look at the motives behind the genocidal massacre of almost a million people in Rwanda more than a decade ago, interviewing ten of the killers and examining why they killed thousands of men, women, and children.

"A moving, unforgettable tribute to a Tutsi woman who did everything to protect her children from the Rwandan genocide, by the daughter who refuses to let her family's story be forgotten. The story of the author's mother, a fierce, loving woman who for years protected her family from the violence encroaching upon them in pre-genocide Rwanda. Recording her memories of their life together in spare, wrenching prose, Mukasonga preserves her mother's voice in a haunting work of art"-- Provided by publisher.

Augustin Muganza, a young officer in the Hutu army who is married to a Tutsi woman, looks back from the perspective of his brother's trial to examine the events of 1994 when the Hutus murdered over 800,000 Tutsis in Rwanda while the world community stood idle.

Five-year-old Emma witnesses the brutal murder of her mother during the 1994 genocide massacres in Rwanda and seeks shelter with an aging Hutu woman; but years later when war ends, Emma's fears continue to haunt her as she finds the courage to begin her healing.

Presents a collection of primary and secondary source materials discussing genocide in Rwanda.

"In 1994, the akazu, Rwandan's political elite, planned the genocidal mass slaughter of 500,000 to 1,000,000 Tutsi and Hutu who lived in the country. Given the failure of the international community to acknowledge the genocide, in 1998, ten African authors visited Rwanda in a writing initiative that was an attempt to make partial amends ... [This book, which is divided into two sections, is first] shaped by the author's own experiences in Rwanda and [secondly] by the stories shared by survivors"--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles the events surrounding the 1994 Rwandan genocide, focusing on the role the media played in the killings and tracing the rise and fall of three media executives who played a key role in the violence.

Rwandan translator Louise Mushikiwabo recounts her journey into the past to learn the truth behind her family's murder nearly sixty years earlier.