Andrew Brown Writes Again – A Heartbreaker Set in Rwanda

From the winner of the 2006 Sunday Times Fiction Award…

Inyenzi is a riveting, beautiful and heartbreaking novel set against the backdrop of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. It follows the lives of three characters caught up in the anarchy of the time: Melchior, a Hutu priest in a rural community; his childhood friend, Victor, head of the communal police in the area; and Selena, a Tutsi woman from the city… and Melchior’s secret love. In the eyes of the Hutu extremists she is nothing but a cockroach – an inyenzi – who must be exterminated.

In the chilling period before the killing spree, the lives of the three characters, and the choices they make, become increasingly intertwined, as childhood bonds, personal morality, love and self-sacrifice are pushed to the limit.

About the Author

Andrew Brown practises as an advocate in Cape Town, and is a reservist sergeant in the South African Police Services. He is married, with three children. His previous novel, Coldsleep Lullaby, was published in 2005 and won the 2006 Sunday Times Fiction Prize.

Book Details

• Inyenzi: A Story of Love and Genocide
  by Andrew Brown
  EAN: 9781770220058
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