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When Nyamugari, an adolescent mute, attempts to ask a young woman in rural Burundi for directions to an appropriate place to relieve himself, his gestures are mistaken as premeditation for rape To the young woman s community, his fleeing confirms his guilt, setting off a chain reaction of pursuit, mob justice, and Nyamugari s attempts at explanation Young Burundian novelist Roland Rugero s second novel Baho , the first Burundian novel to ever be translated into English, explores the concepts of miscommunication and justice against the backdrop of war torn Burundi s beautiful green hillsides. Free Read Baho! by Roland Rugero For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Rating 3.5 of five rounded up 15 December 2016 One of World Literature Today s 75 Notable Translations for 2016 Congratulations to Phoneme Media My review of BAHO is live today at Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud A cautionary fable of war s huge consequences, it takes a single understandable misunderstanding to it logical limit Wondering how our country nominated Drumpf for President WeWillNeverForget how horrible loss, terror, eternal unending stress feels Phoneme Media and Translator Sc Rating 3.5 of ...Loved it On every level Wish there werestars I could give it then just these measly 5 An outstanding novelette that scathingly criticizes rape culture and its corresponding misogyny , mob mentality, racism, generation and culture gaps, religion superstition, and war And it does it all with an easy flowing and remarkably beautiful prose The relevancy of this book is not limited to B...3.5Another inspired pairing of author and translator from Phoneme Books It s a 4.5 I m just trying to keep my ratings within bounds.This is a many faceted gem small and brilliant It sparkles with embedded stories and proverbs in Kirundi, the Bantu language of Burundi The vibrant people of the place thrust themselves at the each other and the reader, but the quiet observer and the cagy manipulator of the vigilante crowd are just as memorable.I admit that the kickoff event of the plot led me to Another inspired pairing of author and translator from Phoneme Books It s a 4.5 I m just trying to keep my ratings within bounds.This is a many faceted gem small and brilliant It sparkles with embedded stories and proverbs in Kirundi, the Bantu language of Burundi The vibrant people of the place thrust themselves at the each other and the reader, but the quiet observer and the cagy manipulator of the vigilante crowd are just as memorable.I admit that the kickoff event of the plot led me to delay starting this, but it s very different than you might imagine The short chapters are each a facet of th...Part of my Africa fiction book club.Probablylike 2.5 stars.This book was interesting and well worth it for the mere fact that it is a Burundian novel translated to English, which according to the book jacket has never happened before So its novelty factor was a driver behind reading this one in the club Plus, it s only 90 pages The 90 pages thing is both a good thing in that it s not intimidating to read , but also a bad thing because there could have beencharacter development an Part of my Africa fiction book club.Probablylike 2.5 stars.This book was interesting and well worth it for the mere fact that it is a Burundian novel translated to English, which according to the book jacket has never happened before So its novelty factor was a driver behind reading this one in the club Plus, it s only 90 pages The 90 pages thing is both a good thing in that it s not intimidating to read , but also a bad thing because there could have beencharacter development and questions answered.So, I liked that it was in Burundi I liked the various characters like the old woman s perspective though she did not turn out to be as good as I thought she might , and the uncle s secret benevolence, and the main character s choices to be somewhat invisible, and the various ways they all took part in the story I did not so much like the flowery prose I m not a huge literature reader, so flowery prose c...Disturbances mark our entire life, whichever what you look at it The most important thing is to disturb life itself without letting it fall to pieces Life is the water that flows over the earth, never to be gathered together again p 91.The story is rife with frustrations and jerking resolutions The Nyamugari loses language by choice then by doctor s interference He creates ...Some countries have produced a wealth of literature that has been translated into English Other countries, not so much Burundi is in the latter category Fortunately, Burundian journalist Roland Rugero wrote Baho , which recently became the first novel from Burundi to be translated into English.Baho is the story of Nyamuragi, a young man living in a village in rural Burundi Nyamuragi has been mute since birth In his mind, the reason he was mute initially was simply because he did not want t Some countries have produced a wealth of literature that has been translated into English Other countries, not so much Burundi is in the latter category Fortunately, Burundian journalist Roland Rugero wrote Baho , which recently became the first novel from Burundi to be translated into English.Baho is the story of Nyamuragi, a young man living in a village in rural Burundi Nyamuragi has been mute since birth In his mind, the reason he was mute initially was simply because he did not want to speak After his mother took him to a local healer, however, whatever procedure the healer undertook to cure him made it physically impossible for him to speak from that moment forward.Nyamuragi s muteness has caused him a certain amount of trouble over the years, but nothi...At the end of the book, while the old, one eyed woman is ruminating with her goats, this thought is articulated Disturbances mark our entire lifethe most important thing is to disturb life itself without letting it fall to pieces An appropriate coda to a novel focused on a disturbance itself based on a misunderstanding a disturbance that is eventually disturbed, and life allowed to return to normalcy Baho reminded me a lot of the Ox Box Incident which was basically a study on mob rule At the end of the book, while the old, one eyed woman is ruminating with her goats, this thought is articulated Disturbances mark our entire lifethe most important thing is to disturb life itself without letting it fall to pieces An appropriate coda to a novel focused on a disturbance itself based on a misunderstanding a disturbance that is eventually disturbed, and life allowed to return to normalcy Baho reminded me ...Read this novel as part of my challenge to read a book from every country I didn t know what to expect from the small African country of Burundi, but I was amazed Incredible book The language is beautiful, the story is gripping and leaves you thinking The translator does a spectacular job, and his note at the end shows what a deep and thoughtful book this is On top of that, it s a very short 1 or 2 day read, numbering only 90 pages I recommend this book to anyone interested in African lite Read this novel as part of my challenge to read a book from every country I didn t know what to expect from the small African country of Burundi, but I was amazed Incredible book The language is...En kort roman fra Burundi med en enkel kernehistorie, som ikke desto mindre form r at ber re en stor m ngde temaer, som p n gang er meget konkret forankret i Burundis aktuelle virkelighed og nylige historie og samtidig har universel relevans Kan mest anbefales qua 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Baho!
  • French
  • 07 February 2017
  • 2911412990 Edition Language French Other Editions 1
  • Roland Rugero
  • Baho!