rewanda

[sj007]

ive seen hotel rewanda recently and read un dicmance a la piscine a kigali are there any other good books about the rewandan genocided tht i should read
or any comments about the two works i mentioned?

 

[Hard-Luck Henry]

ive seen hotel rewanda recently and read un dicmance a la piscine a kigali are there any other good books about the rewandan genocided tht i should read
or any comments about the two works i mentioned?

The are lots, 007, but one you may find of particular interest is Shake Hands with the Devil : The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda by (the Canadian general) Roméo Dallaire.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0786714875/104-9307298-2009527?v=glance

 

[sj007]

yea i kno there tht one
i just have to find it at a library

 

[Colpy]

SJ007:

Hotel Rawanda was a great movie.

Some felt Nick Nolte's depiction of the UN Commander was an insult to D'Allaire. I don't see that, as Nolte seemed to play a man doing all he could, with no outside support. Seems like truth to me.

"Shake Hands with the Devil" by D'Allaire is a great book, as well.

 

[sj007]

whats realy intresting is comparing hotel rewandas canadian general to kigali (the book is by gil courtemanche)

 

[MMMike]

Re: RE: rewanda

SJ007:

Hotel Rawanda was a great movie.

Some felt Nick Nolte's depiction of the UN Commander was an insult to D'Allaire. I don't see that, as Nolte seemed to play a man doing all he could, with no outside support. Seems like truth to me.

"Shake Hands with the Devil" by D'Allaire is a great book, as well.

Noltes character was not really based on D'Allaire. The story was more focused on the Hotel Milles Collines and the events around that, not the bigger picture. Good movie nonetheless, and good book from D'Allaire. Heartbreaking@!

 

[sj007]

so i suppose im the only one in the forum tht has read kigali eh
bah oh whell tht what forced reading from school does to u

 

[Reverend Blair]

A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali is on my list, 007. I don't speak French, so I'm not sure that's the same book you are talking about.

 

[sj007]

yea expt i read it in orginal french
i donno wierd book tell me when ur done reading it
id like to discuss it

 

[Reverend Blair]

Okay. I have a couple others to get through first, but I'll try to remember to let you know.

 

[sj007]

alright whell dont feel any pressure

 

[Reverend Blair]

I never do, 007. ;-)

 

[sj007]

alrighty

 

[pastafarian]

The best book I've read on the genocide in Rwanda is: We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch, though Dallaire's book is a close second.
Gourevitch's book comes as close as possible to capturing the human, emotional elements of the horror. I found it almost poetic.

 

[Reverend Blair]

I'll add that to my list too, Pastafarian.

 

[pastafarian]

I've just requested Gil Courtemanche's book from my local library.

 

[sj007]

its got a very diffrent take on the un mission compared to hotel rewanda