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Description
In April of 1994, the government of Rwanda called on everyone in the Hutu majority to kill everyone in the Tutsi minority. Over the next three months, 800,000 Tutsis were murdered in the most unambiguous case of genocide since Hitler’s war against the Jews. Philip Gourevitch’s haunting work is an anatomy of the killings in Rwanda, a vivid history of the genocide’s background, and an unforgettable account of what it means to survive in its aftermath.
A dramatic account of the genocide in Rwanda during the mid-90s, this story presents listeners with every aspect of the tragedy from start to finish. Journalist Philip Gourevitch offers an informative and passionate account that allows the material to speak for itself. Narrator Jeff Cummings reads with a matter-of-fact tone, capturing the identities and voices of the Rwandans who play a crucial role in events without trying too hard to emphasize their accents. The result is an ardent story that will command listeners' attention and touch their emotions. Cummings bridges the gap between the audience and the events of 1994 by transporting them to Africa during some of Rwanda's darkest days. L.B (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
Boston Globe...
"A sobering, revealing, and deeply thoughtful chronicle."
About the Author
Philip Gourevitch is a staff writer at the New Yorker and a contributing editor to Forward. He has reported from Africa, Asia, and Europe for a number of magazines, including Granta, Harper’s, and the New York Review of Books. He lives in New York City.
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
by Philip Gourevitch
