Description
| Product ID: | 9781782118886 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Canons |
| Title: | A Sunday At The Pool In Kigali |
| Authors: | Author: Gil Courtemanche, Patricia Claxton |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction in translation, Fiction in translation |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A modern classic of immense power and poignancy set amidst the horror of war In the middle of Kigali is a swimming pool at the Hôtel des Mille-Collines. It is a magnet for a privileged group of residents, a place where middle-class Rwandans drink with melancholy expatriates and prostitutes. But beyond the walls of the hotel exists a chaotic society in which millions live in poverty, surrounded by violence and disease. In this troubled world, Valcourt, a Canadian journalist, falls for Gentille, a beautiful Hutu waitress. |
| Imprint Name: | Canongate Canons |
| Publisher Name: | Canongate Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-05-03 |