Description
In four interlocking fragments, this novel traces a collision between ancient Rwandan belief and the missionaries who arrive determined to replace it with European Christianity. When a priest is defrocked for fusing the gospels with the story of Kibogo, devotion turns volatile, and competing interpretations of faith—along with the communities that hold them—are pulled into open conflict. With lyrical, gossamer prose steeped in Rwandan history and culture, the book explores how religion can be both refuge and instrument, and how colonial power reshapes what people are allowed to believe. Scholastique Mukasonga’s irreverent, sharply observant style turns theology into a lens for examining exploitation, cultural erasure, and the stubborn persistence of local meaning.
Available Editions
paperback
Daunt Books
Published Jan 1, 2023
ISBN: 9781914198588
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Details
First Published
2022
Language
eng
Translation
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Kibogo by Scholastique Mukasonga.