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Life laid bare

the survivors in Rwanda speak
2006
The author brings together the personal accounts of several survivors of the genocide that occurred in Rwanda during the late 1990s, as they describe the deaths of their family and friends and their lives today.

Hotel Rwanda

bringing the true story of an African hero to film
2005
Presents the companion book to the film that describes the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the efforts of a hotel manager to save over one thousand people from death and contains over seventy illustrated photographs and movie stills, essays on the history of the genocide, and the complete screenplay.

Me against my brother

at war in Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda : a journalist reports from the battlefields of Africa
2000
American journalist Scott Peterson describes the violent events that have torn apart Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda during the 1990s, including the involvement of the U.S.

Gorilla rescue

1990
Emmanuel, an employee of the Rwandan National Park, saves several gorillas from poachers and sets out on a tracking expedition to count gorillas for an upcoming census.

Machete season

the killers in Rwanda speak : a report
2005
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.

Crisis in Rwanda

1999
Relates events in Rwanda after the murder of President Habyarimana including the genocide of the Tutsi, the ill-treatment of refugees, and the eventual reconciliation.

The Rwanda genocide

2004
Presents twelve essays that argue opposing points on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, covering its causes, the world's reaction, and the country's rebuilding, and includes an introductory overview, a chronology, and a further reading list.

You alone may live

one woman's journey through the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide
2010
The author's personal account of the 1994 Rwandan civil war and genocide, her work with the survivors, and the founding of the Survivors Fund (SURF).

A thousand hills

Rwanda's rebirth and the man who dreamed it
2008
Presents a detailed account of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and how Paul Kagame, leader of the rebel army, was able to bring it to an end; and traces Kagame's efforts to build a secret revolutionary army that overthrew the Rwandan government.

Broken memory

a novel of Rwanda
2009
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.

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