The Tears of a Man Flow Inward: Growing Up in the Civil War in Burundi by Irankunda, Pacifique

The Tears of a Man Flow Inward: Growing Up in the Civil War in Burundi (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780812997644)

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The Tears of a Man Flow Inward: Growing Up in the Civil War in Burundi by Irankunda, Pacifique

The Tears of a Man Flow Inward: Growing Up in the Civil War in Burundi

$27.00
The Tears of a Man Flow Inward: Growing Up in the Civil War in Burundi by Irankunda, Pacifique

The Tears of a Man Flow Inward: Growing Up in the Civil War in Burundi

$27.00
Format: Hardcover
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A prizewinning young author tells the moving story of growing up during Burundi's ethnic civil war in this powerful memoir hailed as "a jewel of a book" (Margaret MacMillan).

"There's nothing like a great love song, and Pacifique Irankunda sings a beautiful one here to his homeland and to all those who choose love even in the bleakest of times."--Imbolo Mbue, author of Behold the Dreamers and How Beautiful We Were

Pacifique Irankunda's childhood in Burundi was marked by a thirteen-year civil war--a grueling struggle that destroyed his home, upended his family, and devastated his country's beautiful culture. As young boys, Paci and his brother slept in the woods on nights when the shooting and violence grew too intense; they hid in tall grass and watched as military units rolled in and leveled their village. Paci's extraordinary mother, one of the many inspiring beacons of light in this book, led her children--and others in the village--in ingenious acts of resilience through her indomitable kindness and compassion, even toward the soldiers who threatened their lives.

Drawing on his own memories and those of his family, Paci tells a story of survival in a country whose rich traditions were lost to the ravages of colonialism and ethnic strife.

Written in moving, lyrical prose, The Tears of a Man Flow Inward gives us an illuminating window into what it means to come of age in dark times, and an example of how, even in the midst of uncertainty, violence, and despair, light can almost always be found.

Author: Pacifique Irankunda
ISBN-10: 0812997646
ISBN-13: 9780812997644
Publisher: Random House
Language: English
Published: 03/29/2022
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/01/2021 pg. 21
Publishers Weekly 12/13/2021
Library Journal 02/04/2022 pg. 1
By Pacifique Irankunda
By Pacifique Irankunda
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Pacifique Irankunda was born in Burundi, a small country in East Africa bordered by Rwanda, Tanzania, and Congo. He came to America at the age of nineteen as a scholarship student at Deerfield Academy in western Massachusetts. His first published work, "Playing at Violence," appeared in The American Scholar and won a Pushcart Prize. Irankunda was awarded a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant in 2017. He graduated from Williams College with a degree in psychology and political science. He lives in Brooklyn.

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