Petit pays (Prix du premier roman 2016)
World of Books
The feel-good place to buy books
Petit pays (Prix du premier roman 2016) by Gael Faye
Already an international sensation and prize-winning bestseller in France, an evocative coming-of-age story of a young boy, a lost childhood and a shattered homeland. SHORTLISTED FOR THE ALBERTINE PRIZE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOKS OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE - LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELENCE IN FICTION - LONGLISTED FOR THE ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE Burundi, 1992. For ten-year-old Gabriel, life in his comfortable expatriate neighborhood of Bujumbura with his French father, Rwandan mother and little sister Ana, is something close to paradise. These are carefree days of laughter and adventure - sneaking Supermatch cigarettes and gorging on stolen mangoes - as he and his mischievous gang of friends transform their tiny cul-de-sac into their kingdom. But dark clouds are gathering over this small country, and soon their peaceful existence will shatter when Burundi, and neighboring Rwanda, are brutally hit by civil war and genocide. A novel of extraordinary power and beauty, Small Country describes an end of innocence as seen through the eyes of a child caught in the maelstrom of history. Shot through with shadows and light, tragedy and humor, it is a stirring tribute not only to a dark chapter in Africa's past, but also to the bright days that preceded it.
Faye: - Franco-rwandais, GaAl Faye est auteur compositeur interprA]te de rap. Aussi influencA(c) par les littA(c)ratures crA(c)oles que par la culture hip hop, A il sort un album en 2010 avec le groupe Milk Coffee & Sugar (rA(c)vA(c)lation Printemps de Bourges). En 2013 paraA(R)t son premier album solo, A Pili Pili sur un Croissant au Beurre. EnregistrA(c) entre Bujumbura et Paris, il se nourrit da (TM)influences musicales plurielles: du rap teintA(c) de soul et de jazz, du semba, de la rumba congolaise, du sA(c)bA]nea ] Petit pays est son premier roman.A
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9782246857334 |
| ISBN 10 | 2246857333 |
| Title | Petit pays (Prix du premier roman 2016) |
| Author | Gael Faye |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Grasset and Fasquelle |
| Year published | 2016-08-24 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |