The Barefoot Woman (French: La femme aux pieds nus) is a 2008 memoir by Scholastique Mukasonga, published by Éditions Gallimard. It was translated into English by Jordan Stump and released in that language in 2018, with publication by Penguin Random House.
Author | Scholastique Mukasonga |
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Publisher | Éditions Gallimard |
Publication date | 2008 |
The book concerns Mukasonga's mother. It has some discussion of the Rwandan genocide.[1]
Parul Sehgul of The New York Times wrote that in comparison to Cockroaches, The Barefoot Woman is "gentler, in some ways" and that its "gaze [...] is softer".[1]
Contents
editThe book lists Mukasonga's memories based on various topics.[1]
Reception
editSehgul stated that The Barefoot Woman "powerfully continues the tradition of women’s work it so lovingly recounts."[1]
Publishers Weekly described it as "beautiful and elegiac", and strongly recommended the book as it gave it a star.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Sehgul, Parul (2018-12-04). "'The Barefoot Woman' Keeps a Mother's Memory Alive". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ^ "The Barefoot Woman". Publishers Weekly. 2019-11-13. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
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