Igifu
Book
First Archipelago Books edition.
"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." --
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Current holds
0 current holds with 3 total copies.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
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| Mount Vernon Public Library | FICTION MUKASONGA (Text) Fiction |
31018155588127 |
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| Ossining Public Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31021153349575 |
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| Yonkers Riverfront Library | FICTION PBK (Text) Fiction |
31035600038300 |
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