Scholastique Mukasonga

Franco-Rwandan writer · Rwanda · On the map · Writers · Born 1956 · age 69

Scholastique Mukasonga is a French-Rwandan author born in the former Gikongoro province of Rwanda. In 2012, she won the prix Renaudot and the prix Ahmadou-Kourouma for her book Our Lady of the Nile.

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2022“Mama, I wasn’t there to cover your body and all I have left is words… over and over, my sentences weave a shroud for your missing body.”In their words3 April 2022Scholastique Mukasonga said, At the start (The Guardian, Sun 3 Apr 2022 )Read the whole statement

2021Simone de Beauvoir PrizeAward2015Francine and Antoine Bernheim Award for Arts, Literature and ScienceAward2012Prix Ahmadou-KouroumaAwardPrix RenaudotAward2011Paul-Bourdarie prizeAward2008Seligman PrizeAward1956Born20 December 1956

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Simone de Beauvoir Prize2021

Francine and Antoine Bernheim Award for Arts, Literature and Science2015

Prix Renaudot2012

Prix Ahmadou-Kourouma2012

Paul-Bourdarie prize2011

Seligman Prize2008

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

About this person

In addition to being a finalist for the International Dublin Literary Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Mukasonga was rewarded in 2014 with the Seligmann Prize against racism and intolerance and in 2015 with the prize Société des gens de lettres. She currently resides in Normandy, France. In 2021 she won Simone de Beauvoir Prize.

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Rwanda