Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda by Stassen, J. P.

Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda

The 2000 winner of the Goscinny Prize for outstanding graphic novel script, this is the harrowing tale...
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Author: J. P. Stassen
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Language: English
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Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda by Stassen, J. P.

Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda

CHF 34.16

Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda

CHF 34.16
Author: J. P. Stassen
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

The 2000 winner of the Goscinny Prize for outstanding graphic novel script, this is the harrowing tale of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, as seen through the eyes of a boy named Deogratias.

He is an ordinary teenager, in love with a girl named B nigne, but Deogratias is a Hutu and B nigne is a Tutsi who dies in the genocide, and Deogratias himself plays a part in her death. As the story circles around but never depicts the terror and brutality of an entire country descending into violence, we watch Deogratias in his pursuit of B nigne, and we see his grief and descent into madness following her death, as he comes to believe he is a dog.

Told with great artistry and intelligence, this book offers a window into a dark chapter of recent human history and exposes the West's role in the tragedy. Stassen's interweaving of the aftermath of the genocide and the events leading up to it heightens the impact of the horror, giving powerful expression to the unspeakable, indescribable experience of ordinary Hutus caught up in the violence. Difficult, beautiful, honest, and heartbreaking, this is a major work by a masterful artist.

Author: J. P. Stassen
Publisher: First Second
Published: 11/06/2018
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781250189646
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.8
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 107222 / Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
J. P. Stassen won the coveted Goscinny prize for Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda, and has developed other stories that offer a window into African daily life. His artwork is remarkably distinctive and eminently readable. He lives in Rwanda with his family.


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