Running the rift : a novel /

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by Benaron, Naomi,
[ 02. English Fiction ] Published by : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, (Chapel Hill, NC :) Physical details: 365 p. ; 24 cm. Subject(s): Runners (Sports) --Fiction. | Tutsi (African people) --Fiction. | Rwanda --Politics and government --1994- --Fiction. Year : 2012 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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Charlottetown Rural High School International Literature F BEN Available

Rwandan runner Jean Patrick Nkuba dreams of winning an Olympic gold medal and uniting his ethnically divided country, only to be driven from everyone he loves when the violence starts, after which he must find a way back to a better life.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-365).

Winner, Bellwether Prize for Fiction, 2010.