{"product_id":"a-sunday-at-the-pool-in-kigali-paperback","title":"A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGil Courtemanche\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali\u003c\/b\u003e is a moving, passionate love story set amid the turmoil and terror of Rwanda's genocide.\u003cbr\u003eAll manner of Kigali residents pass their time by the pool of the Mille-Collines hotel: aid workers, Rwandan bourgeoisie, expatriates, UN peacekeepers, prostitutes. Keeping a watchful eye is Bernard Valcourt, a jaded foreign journalist, but his closest attention is devoted to Gentille, a hotel waitress with the slender, elegant build of a Tutsi. As they slip into an intense, improbable affair, the delicately balanced world around them-already devastated by AIDS-erupts in a Hutu-led genocide against the Tutsi people. Valcourt's efforts to spirit Gentille to safety end in their separation. It will be months before he learns of his lover's shocking fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Sunday at the Pool in Kigali is a moving, passionate love story set amid the turmoil and terror of Rwanda's genocide.\u003cbr\u003eAll manner of Kigali residents pass their time by the pool of the Mille-Collines hotel: aid workers, Rwandan bourgeoisie, expatriates, UN peacekeepers, prostitutes. Keeping a watchful eye is Bernard Valcourt, a jaded foreign journalist, but his closest attention is devoted to Gentille, a hotel waitress with the slender, elegant build of a Tutsi. As they slip into an intense, improbable affair, the delicately balanced world around them-already devastated by AIDS-erupts in a Hutu-led genocide against the Tutsi people. Valcourt's efforts to spirit Gentille to safety end in their separation. It will be months before he learns of his lover's shocking fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGil Courtemanche is an author and journalist in international and Third World politics. Among his recent nonfiction works are \u003cb\u003eQuébec \u003c\/b\u003e(1998) and \u003cb\u003eNouvelles douces colères \u003c\/b\u003e(1999). He lives in Montreal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatricia Claxton is one of Canada's foremost translators, and the recipient of two Governer General's Awards for translation. She lives in Montreal.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.04 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Governor General's Literary Awards (2003)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752145223968,"sku":"9781400034345","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/50ba11257db5c00b23bed51dfe32a15b.webp?v=1779988649","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-sunday-at-the-pool-in-kigali-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}