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Il a collaboré avec de nombreux artistes, dont Mulatu Astatke, Bonga Kuenda, Kolinga, Ben l’Oncle Soul, Saul Williams. Laure Broulard, « Au Rwanda, grande première pour le film Petit pays», sur Le Monde, 13 mars 2020 (consulté le 21 avril 2020). Nommé au prix Charles-Cros des lycéens lors de la sélection-2020-2021 pour sa chanson Respire [30 ]

Colpisce, ma forse anche no, che la casa editrice Bompiani nella biografia dello scrittore parli di guerra civile invece che di genocidio, collochi i fatti nel 1995 invece che nel 1994, e poi traduca barricate invece di barriere, come se volesse rafforzare la tesi negazionista del genocidio a favore della guerra civile: nonostante l’autore famoso rapper, nonostante i premi vinti, le migliaia di copie vendute, il tam tam della promozione, il Rwanda non merita ancora neppure quel minimo di accuratezza, vince sempre la crassa ignoranza.

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He said ‘ j’ai trop kiffé’(in slang, ‘I loved it’), about writing the book. He’s so inspired. What’s exciting for me is that he has a need to build and move forward, he’s ambitious in the most noble sense of the term. With each novel, he’ll go further.”

Once I got into the rhythm of this, which is to say, reading in French, and getting past the need to look up too many new words, I couldn't put this down, by the time I found my own reading rhythm, the life of Gaby and his sister Ana, his parents, his friends had its claws in me and I had to know what was going to happen next. At the first event of the literary season at Paris’ Shakespeare and Company, Faye was there with the Ardizzone’s English translation. Small Country,Faye’s debut novel, is set in Burundi at the start of the civil war in the 1990s and revolves around the story of a métis child—the term preferred by Faye for a person of mixed racial heritage. Had high hopes for this. Hotel Rwanda is one of my top movies and I expected similar here except for a hotel, the setting would be a family. I was expecting ESCAPE FROM MOGADISHU set during the Rwanda massacres. Un documentaire diffusé par France Ô, intitulé Quand deux fleuves se rencontrent, réalisé par Nicolas Bozino et Toumani Sangaré, retrace son parcours. I accompanied him, and Juliette [Joste] was there just in case, because sometimes you’re so close to a text you need a fresh eye. But we got along right away, I immediately thought, this is someone exceptional. It has been one of the most singular encounters in my life.” Marketing: ‘Something Began To Happen’The ending is not really an ending, and it could be said there is more than one. I found it incredibly moving and was amazed to be so moved in a language that is not my own. An incredible feat of writing, a wonderful talent. Highly Recommended. Grey, Tobias (29 May 2018). "A French-Rwandan Rap Star Turned Novelist From Burundi". The New York Times.

Gaël Faye reçoit le 4 ePrix du roman des étudiants France Culture-Télérama», sur www.livreshebdo.fr, 13 décembre 2016 (consulté le 13 décembre 2016). Privilege: Gaby discusses how war initially affected the various economic classes differently. His life was relatively normal for a long time, even as the war raged at the homes of his family's domestic staff. At one point, Gaby's Rwandan mother shows resentment towards him and his sister because of their French blood. Although the novel is not autobiographical, it is based on Gaël Faye's own experiences growing up in Burundi during this period. Gaël Faye himself was born in 1982 in Bujumbura to a French father and Rwandan mother. Just like Gaby, at the age 13, he emigrated to France with his family, escaping the Burundian civil war. I had to leave. She told me to keep these words in memory of her: beware of the cold, watch over your secret gardens, become rich in your readings, your encounters, your loves, never forget where you come from... Petit Pays is a haunting coming-of-age story about what it means to belong and to grow up during a period where violence and resentments reach their peaks. It is a tale of loss, family and friends, disrupted lives, beautiful and painful memories, and the burden and gift of survival.

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French-Rwandan Gaël Faye is an author, composer and hip hop artist. He was born in 1982 in Burundi, and has a Rwandan mother and French father. In 1995, after the outbreak of the civil war and the Rwandan genocide, the family moved to France. Gaël studied finance and worked in London for two years for an investment fund, then he left London to embark on a career of writing and music. Astrid Krivian, « Gaël Faye: «L’écriture apporte la complexité qui nous manque»», sur Le Point, 14 août 2021 (consulté le 15 septembre 2021) It was a terrifying time, but after having lived through it himself, the author knows how to expertly intertwine unspeakable horrors with the small moments of beauty and humor that characterize a boy just trying to live like everything is still normal. It’s not always an easy read, but I ask you to trust me when I say it’s a worthy one. Don’t forget, books that break your heart also strengthen your soul. GF: No, I don’t expect questions. I hope for an encounter, to meet people, to spend a moment. I don’t really hope for particular questions. In fact, when you are an artist, you cannot expect anything. You just create, and sometimes there is a miracle. People listen to what you are saying. But the reality for most artists is the indifference of the world. We do and make things, and people don’t care. Then one day, there is one person who takes interest, or two, or even a million. It’s a miracle. It’s a gift. It’s marvelous. But me, in my life, I don’t wait for anything. I don’t wait for any person. We die from waiting for things. You have to do things. Time goes so fast.

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