Bibliograph

Igifu, Scholastique Mukasonga ; translated from the French by Jordan Stump

Type

Label

Igifu, Scholastique Mukasonga ; translated from the French by Jordan Stump

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

Igifu

Oclc number

1132237858

Responsibility statement

Scholastique Mukasonga ; translated from the French by Jordan Stump

Summary

"Scholastique Mukasonga's autobiographical stories rend a glorious Rwanda from the obliterating force of recent history, conjuring the noble cows of her home or the dew-swollen grass they graze on. In the title story, five-year-old Colomba tells of a merciless overlord, hunger or igifu, gnawing away at her belly. She searches for sap at the bud of a flower, scraps of sweet potato at the foot of her parent's bed, or a few grains of sorghum in the floor sweepings. Igifu becomes a dizzying hole in her stomach, a plunging abyss into which she falls. In a desperate act of preservation, Colomba's mother gathers enough sorghum to whip up a nourishing porridge, bringing Colomba back to life. This elixir courses through each story, a balm to soothe the pains of those so ferociously fighting for survival."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Igifu -- The glorious cow -- Fear -- The curse of beauty -- Grief

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