The Modern Novel

Biography

Scholastique Mukasonga was born in Gikongoro Province, Rwanda in 1956. Her family was displaced in 1960 and she had to leave for Burundi in 1973. She moved to France in 1992. Many members of her family were later killed in the Rwandan genocide in 1994. She has written novels, memoirs and stories, most of which are autobiographical.

Other sites

Her website (in English and French)
Scholastique Mukasonga
Scholastique Mukasonga (in French)
Scholastique Mukasonga (in French)
Interview (in French)
Conversation between Scholastique Mukasonga and Boubacar Boris Diop (in French)