Running the rift
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- 9781443409711
Running the rift is a politics and government, runners book by Naomi Benaron.
About this book
Jean Patrick Nkuba dreams of becoming the first Rwandan to run in the Olympics, but Jean is a Tutsi and his kind are not supposed to win. But when the president's sudden assassination plummets the country into chaos - Jean has to run, run from everyone and everything he knew, to survive. Evoking the raw beauty of Rwanda and the tragedy of its recent past, this is a novel of a people's trauma, of lives lost and of loves salvaged.
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What genre is Running the rift?+
Running the rift is a Politics and government, Runners, Tutsi, Fiction, general book.
What is Running the rift about?+
Jean Patrick Nkuba dreams of becoming the first Rwandan to run in the Olympics, but Jean is a Tutsi and his kind are not supposed to win. But when the president's sudden assassination plummets the country into chaos - Jean has to run, run from everyone and everything he knew, to survive. Evoking the...
Who wrote Running the rift?+
Running the rift was written by Naomi Benaron.