The Resource Deogratias, a tale of Rwanda, Stassen ; translated by Alex Siegel
Deogratias, a tale of Rwanda, Stassen ; translated by Alex Siegel
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- Summary
- The 2000 winner of the Goscinny Prize for outstanding graphic novel script, this is the harrowing tale of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, as seen through the eyes of a boy named Deogratias. He is an ordinary teenager, in love with a girl named Benigne, but Deogratias is a Hutu and Benigne is a Tutsi who dies in the genocide, and Deogratias himself plays a part in her death. As the story circles around but never depicts the terror and brutality of an entire country descending into violence, we watch Deogratias in his pursuit of Benigne, and we see his grief and descent into madness following her death, as he comes to believe he is a dog. Told with great artistry and intelligence, this book offers a window into a dark chapter of recent human history and exposes the West's role in the tragedy. Stassen's interweaving of the aftermath of the genocide and the events leading up to it heightens the impact of the horror, giving powerful expression to the unspeakable, indescribable experience of ordinary Hutus caught up in the violence. Difficult, beautiful, honest, and heartbreaking, this is a major work by a masterful artist
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- Edition
- 1st American ed. Deluxe, illustrated
- Extent
- 79 p.
- Note
- Translated from the French
- Isbn
- 9781596431034
- Label
- Deogratias, a tale of Rwanda
- Title
- Deogratias, a tale of Rwanda
- Statement of responsibility
- Stassen ; translated by Alex Siegel
- Title variation
- A tale of Rwanda
- Subject
-
- Young adult fiction
- trueTeenage boys
- Tutsi (African people) -- Crimes against -- Rwanda -- Fiction
- trueWar and society
- trueRwanda -- History -- Civil War, 1994
- trueComics and Graphic novels
- trueRacism
- trueHistory books -- Africa
- trueAbandoned children
- trueSocial issues -- Human rights | Genocide
- Genocide -- Rwanda -- Fiction
- trueGraphic novels
- trueMultiracial children
- Hutu (African people) -- Rwanda -- Fiction
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueTeenage girls
- trueGenocide
- trueBrothers and sisters
- trueEthnic identity
- Teenage boys -- Rwanda -- Psychology -- Fiction
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- The 2000 winner of the Goscinny Prize for outstanding graphic novel script, this is the harrowing tale of the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, as seen through the eyes of a boy named Deogratias. He is an ordinary teenager, in love with a girl named Benigne, but Deogratias is a Hutu and Benigne is a Tutsi who dies in the genocide, and Deogratias himself plays a part in her death. As the story circles around but never depicts the terror and brutality of an entire country descending into violence, we watch Deogratias in his pursuit of Benigne, and we see his grief and descent into madness following her death, as he comes to believe he is a dog. Told with great artistry and intelligence, this book offers a window into a dark chapter of recent human history and exposes the West's role in the tragedy. Stassen's interweaving of the aftermath of the genocide and the events leading up to it heightens the impact of the horror, giving powerful expression to the unspeakable, indescribable experience of ordinary Hutus caught up in the violence. Difficult, beautiful, honest, and heartbreaking, this is a major work by a masterful artist
- Summary
- Deogratias is just a teenager when he experiences genocide in Rwanda with the tale unfolding only before and after the massacre revealing the madness and horror of one young boy and his country
- Award
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- Glyph Comics Awards, Best Reprint Publication, 2007.
- YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2007
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2007
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 144272
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stassen, Jean-Philippe
- Dewey number
- 741.5/944
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
- Rated OT for older teen
- LC call number
- PN6790.B43
- LC item number
- S73 2006
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 10
- 12
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Siegel, Alex
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Graphic novels
- Tutsi (African people)
- Hutu (African people)
- Genocide
- Teenage boys
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Deogratias, a tale of Rwanda, Stassen ; translated by Alex Siegel
- Link
- Note
- Translated from the French
- Control code
- ocm60776609
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- 1st American ed. Deluxe, illustrated
- Extent
- 79 p.
- Isbn
- 9781596431034
- Isbn Type
- (Trade Paper )
- Lccn
- 2005017576
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)60776609
- Label
- Deogratias, a tale of Rwanda, Stassen ; translated by Alex Siegel
- Link
- Note
- Translated from the French
- Control code
- ocm60776609
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- 1st American ed. Deluxe, illustrated
- Extent
- 79 p.
- Isbn
- 9781596431034
- Isbn Type
- (Trade Paper )
- Lccn
- 2005017576
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)60776609
Subject
- trueAbandoned children
- trueBrothers and sisters
- trueComics and Graphic novels
- trueEthnic identity
- trueGenocide
- Genocide -- Rwanda -- Fiction
- trueGraphic novels
- trueHistory books -- Africa
- Hutu (African people) -- Rwanda -- Fiction
- trueIdentity (Psychology)
- trueMultiracial children
- trueRacism
- trueRwanda -- History -- Civil War, 1994
- trueSocial issues -- Human rights | Genocide
- trueTeenage boys
- Teenage boys -- Rwanda -- Psychology -- Fiction
- trueTeenage girls
- Tutsi (African people) -- Crimes against -- Rwanda -- Fiction
- trueWar and society
- Young adult fiction
Genre
- trueComics and Graphic novels
- Fiction
- trueGraphic novels
- trueHistory books
- trueSocial issues
- Young adult fiction
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- trueGlyph Comics Awards: Best Reprint Publication
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2007
- trueYALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens: 2007
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