Books on rwanda genocide if you want to learn more about the genocide in rwanda, these are the books to read. Browse fergal keanes bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. An excellent firsthand account of the horror of the genocide in rwanda which accounted for nearly 1million deaths of tutsis by the hutus. He is the nephew of irish playwright, novelist and essayist john b. He traced the causes of the slaughter, spoke to victims and confronted the sylvestre gacumbitsi, a rwandan mayor who had been accused of orchestrating the slaughter of thousands of tutsis in a village church. Released in hardcover by viking, season of blood was awarded britains prestigious orwell prize for. Fergal keane, an irish journalist, formerly bbc correspondent in south africa, was sent in 1994 to cover the war in rwanda that had left one million tutsis dead. Fergal keane was a bbc correspondent in africa for more than ten years. An awardwinning journalist goes beyond the headlines to reveal the real story of rwandas devastating genocide. Here, fergal keane recites the verse that helped sustain him as he experienced ptsd. Fergal keane was born on january 6, 1961 in london, england as fergal patrick keane.
See all books authored by fergal keane, including season of blood. The bbcs fergal keane, whose confessional books have turned him into one of britains bestselling authors, was promoting his latest offering which charts his childhood demons and battles with. The rivers at that stage were still carriageways of death. Discovering god amidst the rwandan holocaust by immaculee ilibagiza 2. Season of blood is a harrowing story told by a reporter who travelled into the heart of the horror. Jesus, i just want to have more fun hes reported from war zones and come under fire not least from his critics.
You will hear fergal keanes firsthand stories of reporting from war zones in the balkans, from the front line during south africas township unrest. Valentina told her story to fergal keane, a bbc correspondent, who brings it to frontline tonight as an indictment of the wests refusal to intervene in what, he says, everyone recognized was. When president habyarimana s jet was shot down in april 1994, rwanda erupted into a hundredday orgy of killing which left up to a million dead. Fergal keane immerses the reader in the fighting, blowbyblow, we tremble at the outcome. When president habyarimanas jet was shot down in april 1994, rwanda erupted into a hundredday orgy of killing which left up to a million dead. Prior to my own trip to rwanda in 1996 i read keanes account of his trip in 1995. Panorama reporter fergal keane travelled deep into rebel and government held territory in rwanda during the genocide. Inyenzi is a novel set in rwanda that i enjoyed well enough, although it doesnt achieve the literary heights of the two previous books. Fergal keane hasnt minced his words in this book and it comes from his own experiences in the field so to speak. In this edition, page numbers are just like the physical edition. Fergal keane audio books, best sellers, author bio. Keane, who has produced a book of brief but carefully considered reportage, history and meditation, arrived in rwanda about twothirds of the way through the killing season. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. No glorification or drumbeating here, a sober, magnificent account of combat and desperation.
Fergal patrick murphy keane obe born 6 january 1961 is an angloirish foreign correspondent with bbc news, and an author. Fergal patrick murphy keane obe born 6 january 1961 is an irish foreign correspondent with bbc news, and an author. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Winner of britains orwell prize for best political book of 1995, this searing. Over three hours one afternoon in cork, fergal keane had so much to say and a way of saying it that time got away from us. What are the best books about the rwandan genocide. The siege of kohima 1944 the epic story of the last great stand of empire. Fergal keanes account is balanced, detailed and full of human stories. If you want to learn how it happened, i suggest these books. Young witness to rwanda massacre the new york times. He tells stephen moss why hes refusing to cover any more, why hes not ashamed to show his emotions in front of.
In late may and early june of 1994, as the killings in rwanda were drawing to a close but as pockets of tutsis were still being hunted down keane travelled for several weeks with the. He is known for his work on teenage tommies 2014, panorama 1953 and the story of ireland 2011. Keanes book is a memoir of what he calls a terrible voyage. The title of this book is season of blood and it was written by fergal keane. For some time, keane was the bbcs correspondent in south africa. The siege of kohima 1944 the epic story of the last great stand of empire by keane, fergal april 15, 2010 hardcover.
In a memoir of staggering power and candour, awardwinning journalist fergal keane addresses his experience of wars of different kinds, some very public and others acutely personal. Fergal keane obe was born in london and educated in ireland. This is different from all the books ive read about the rwandan genocide because fergal keane s is an eyewitness account he arrived in rwanda in early june 1994 while the conflict was still raging across the country and so he and his colleagues from the bbc risked their lives trying to document what was going on. Fergal keane defends the media from the charge of inadequately covering a genocide. Unlike print books, digital books are subject to vat. Fergal keane travelled through the country as the genocide was continuing, and his powerful analysis reveals the terrible truth behind the headlines. Fergal keane travelled through the country as the genocide was continuing, and his powerful analysis reveals the terrible truth behind the. So begins fergal keanes powerful account of the rwandan genocide, in which more than a million people have been killed. Fergal keane recounts how ordinary people were caught in a nightmare of manipulation and massacre an encounter with unimaginable evil. It is a family story of war and love, and how the ghosts of the past return to shape the present. After nearly three decades reporting conflict from all over the world for the bbc, fergal keane has gone home to ireland to tell a story that lies at the root of his fascination with war. Instead he blames unscrupulous politicians for fomenting ethnic rivalry and planning a systematic campaign of genocide. You describe in your book scenes of bodies in water. Keane rejects the widely held perception that rwandas slaughter was the simple consequence of tribal antagonisms.
Rwanda is a story from another lifetime, unable to compete with iraq and afghanistan. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Now, years later i reflect on the 1994 rwandan genocide and the. Fergal keane travelled through rwanda during the last. With producers david harrison and rizu hamid, sound recordist tony wende and cameraman glenn middleton, he was there to record a documentary for the bbcs panorama program. Any of the following books will give you some understanding depending on what you need to know.
He has been married to anne frances flaherty since 1986. When president habyarimanas jet was shot down in april 1994, rwanda erupted into a hundredday orgy. A journalists story fergal keane travelled through rwanda in june 1994 during the last weeks of the genocide. April 4th 2011, the tabernacle fergal keane began his career in journalism in 1979 as a reporter on the limerick leader before moving to the irish press. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He is one of the bbcs most distinguished correspondents, having worked for the corporation in northern ireland.
This was a country of corpses and orphans and terrible absences. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. He was educated at presentation brothers college in cork, where keane engaged in the debate society, where he won a gold medal for public speaking. Interviews fergal keane ghosts of rwanda frontline pbs. This is different from all the books ive read about the rwandan genocide because fergal keanes is an eyewitness account he arrived in rwanda in early june 1994 while the conflict was still raging across the country and so he and his colleagues from the bbc risked. As well as being a scathing indictment keane says the. He is now its asia correspondent, based in hong kong. Fergal keane books list of books by author fergal keane. Keanes is the only major book on the rwandan genocide to have appeared so far, perhaps. This is one mans story of the 1994 rwandan genocide. Rte apology to fergal over id confusion independent. However, rwanda did not go away, nor did the memory of valentina and the other survivors of genocide. Rwanda erupted into a hundredday orgy of killing which left up to a million dead.