Hewa, Rwanda. Lettre aux absents.
Dorcy Rugamba
Lecture musicale -Fr
Every year, Dorcy Rugamba returns to his family home in Kigali, to the ivy covering the walls, the callas and anthuriums on the terrace, the palm and papaya trees at the entrance, Mount Jali to the north and Mount Kigali to the south. But for years, this journey home was impossible.
This book is at once a love letter to those who are no longer here, a hymn to life, and a piece of ancestor worship. In it, Dorcy Rugamba addresses his father, his mother and those who are no longer here. He gives an account of what he saw and learned by their side, the child and young man he was, and how long it took later for him to accept the unacceptable. He holds the departed close to his heart, honouring their memory and their lives, exploring the world of the past in order to express its beauty and poetry. He asks himself, How do you put into words something that is beyond reach?
A writer and leading figure of the Rwandan cultural scene, Dorcy Rugamba offers us a moving narrative, bolstered by a pen and voice of rare intensity.
Auteur : Dorcy Rugamba • Interprètes : Dorcy Rugamba, Majnun • Création musicale : Majnun, Akasha • Production : RAI – Rwanda Arts Initiative • Diffusion : La Charge du Rhinocéros. Livre publié aux éditions JC Lattès.
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