Les hibiscus sont toujours en fleurs
by Bernier, Monique
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Charlotte, a European girl, and Daniel, a Rwandan boy, grew up together for five years, until the 1994 genocide.
Twenty years later, Charlotte returns to Rwanda. She intends to find Daniel and rediscover the land that chased her away. She rediscovers Rwandan acquaintances, meets new people and gradually discovers the dramatic history of her friend as well as the complexities of the country.
Daniel, for his part, is still in pain. The past is desperately present. He doesn't know Charlotte is looking for him…
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“The Rwandan genocide will remain a major fact of the end of the 20th century. The scale of the number of victims compared to the population, the methodical speed of the massacres and the absence of intervention by the international community have given to this drama a tragic dimension which never ceases to call out. Many writers have drawn inspiration from these facts, whether they experienced them or not as Rwandans. If the subject is far from having been exhausted, the more time passes, the more it imposes to make an original contribution, especially since Monique Bernier lived in Rwanda and has already addressed this theme in The Magic of the Frangipani […] Hibiscus are still in Flowers approaches the Rwandan genocide with great finesse. Despite everything that distinguishes them, Charlotte en Daniel have in common the desire to reverse their actions and to refuse the pressures which have led them to give up what was dear to them, to abandon theirs. This very systemic vision of the drama, which takes nothing away from the responsibility of individuals, makes it possible to overcome the divisions and, in particular, to question the simplisms that accompany all genocides. (Thierry Detienne, Le Carnet et les Instants)
Author Biography
Psychologist, Monique Bernier worked as a child therapist before going abroad and starting to write. She was in Rwanda in April 1994 when the genocide against the Tutsis began.
Hibiscus Are Always in flower is his sixth book.
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- Publisher M.E.O.
- Publication Date May 2020
- ISBN/Identifier 9782807002367
- Publication Country or regionBelgium
- FormatBook
- Primary Price 17 EUR
- Pages192
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2020
- Dimensions210 x 148 mm
- IllustrationNone
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