Prix Renaudot (Prix Théophraste-Renaudot) ておふらすと=るのどしょう
Edition 99 (2024)
Literary awardFrench LiteratureNovelNonfiction
Winners
1 peopleA novel that follows the memory of Rwanda and a family's silences across four generations. With restrained prose, it quietly explores the wounds of historical violence and the burden of passing language and memory on.
The family's history hidden inside silence slowly comes into view.
304 pages
Rwandamemoryfamily historysilencerenewal