Surviving genocide : the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi / Susan Viguers and Lily Yeh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Viguers, Susan T., author.

Yeh, Lily, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tutsi (African people)--Crimes against--Rwanda.

Tutsi (African people).

Genocide--Rwanda.

Genocide.

Physical Description:

132 pages : many color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Shandy Press, Barefoot Artists, 2017.

Summary:

"'Surviving Genocide' immerses the reader in the stories of two Rwandans who as small children experienced the 1994 Genocide; it tells of the horrific tragedy each survived, the courage necessary for surviving, and the humanity they embody. Those stories are framed by two chapters chronicling and inspired by the transformation in Rugerero of a concrete burial slab into a powerful Genocide Memorial with its bone chamber, designed by Lily Yeh. An essential theme of the book is the importance of the dead for the living, of honoring the dead, of remembrance...The material in the book stems from Lily Yeh's multifaceted Rwandan Healing Project under the auspices of Barefoot Artists. Susan Viguers conceived and designed the book, incorporating drawings and paintings by Lily Yeh. This book was made possible by a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Arts Residency"--Synopsis from Shandy Press.

Contents:

Meditation:the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi: Rugerero, Rwanda

Uwicyeza Nyayisenga Angel: her story

Musabyimana John Peter Sammy: his story

Remembrance and the living

Epilogue and credits.

OCLC:

1024317543