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The past ahead : a novel
- Title
- The past ahead : a novel / Gilbert Gatore ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager.
- Author
- Gatore, Gilbert, 1981-
- Publication
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2012.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFD 13-1291 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- De Jager, Marjolijn.
- Description
- xiv, 119 p.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "The Past Ahead is the story of the destinies of two people after their experiences of the genocide in Rwanda. Isaro is orphaned, exiled, and now returned to her native country. Niko is a character in a novel that Isaro writes to help her understand her country's recent horrific past. Isaro's quest to recover the memory of the life she has lost is haunted by her nightmare imaginings, whose horror is given expression through Niko, a mute social outcast. When an army intent on massacre reaches his village, the once gentle young man is forced to become a killer. After the fighting ends, Niko retreats to a cave that he shares with a family of gorillas to try to escape the burden of his guilt. In his solitude, he is plagued with painful memories that will not leave him. As Isaro writes Niko's story, she succumbs to the sadness of death, violence, and the dreadful reminders of her terrible past. Stunning and powerfully written, Gatore's novel lays bare the unfathomable human cost of this international tragedy"--P. [4] of cover.
- Series Statement
- Global African voices
- Uniform Title
- Passé devant soi. English
- Global African voices.
- Alternative Title
- Passé devant soi.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Language (note)
- Translated from the French.
- Call Number
- JFD 13-1291
- ISBN
- 9780253006653 (cl : alk. paper)
- 0253006651 (cl : alk. paper)
- 9780253006660 (pb : alk. paper)
- 025300666X (pb : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2012015756
- OCLC
- 760973506
- Author
- Gatore, Gilbert, 1981-
- Title
- The past ahead : a novel / Gilbert Gatore ; translated by Marjolijn de Jager.
- Imprint
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2012.
- Series
- Global African voicesGlobal African voices.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Language
- Translated from the French.
- Added Author
- De Jager, Marjolijn.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 13-1291