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Life and Death in Nyamata
Omar Ndizeye was ten years old when the genocide against the Tutsi that shook the world began in Rwanda in April 1994. His story starts with reflections on a happy childhood, before Omar goes on to share the painful memories of the shocking moments when his father, young brother and other members of his beloved family and community were slaughtered right before his eyes.
Life and Death in Nyamata is a memoir that brings the reader to an unimaginable place of fear and disbelief, when at any moment life could end. Yet Omar manages to tell his story with a sense of gratitude and joy at being alive.
Journey with Omar as he vividly describes the days preceding the genocide, his escape into the hills of Bugesera, and days of survival believing in the strength of the human spirit to live a life of hope beyond fear, pain and loss.
Life and Death in Nyamata is a memoir that brings the reader to an unimaginable place of fear and disbelief, when at any moment life could end. Yet Omar manages to tell his story with a sense of gratitude and joy at being alive.
Journey with Omar as he vividly describes the days preceding the genocide, his escape into the hills of Bugesera, and days of survival believing in the strength of the human spirit to live a life of hope beyond fear, pain and loss.
- GenresRwanda
97 pages, Paperback
Published March 31, 2019
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March 28, 2020This is an absolutely terrifying memoir about the 1994 Rwandan genocide. I really admire the author's courage to relive those dreadful days and share them with the world.
May 14, 2020
The story of one boy's harrowing experience during the genocide of the Tutsi's by the Hutu's in Rwanda. The story begins with his joyful early childhood, travels through the terror of the slaughter of most everyone he knew, and emerges into a similitude of hope.
January 1, 2024
Such a horrific tale of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. It’s unimaginable that a human could experience all that Omar did and still survive. It’s especially heartbreaking that acts of genocide are still happening today as we speak.
March 27, 2020
Shocking memoir of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
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