The Barefoot Woman
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The Barefoot Woman

By Scholastique MukasongaNarrated by Waceke Wambaa
Length4h 11m

About this audiobook

A moving, unforgettable tribute to a Tutsi woman who did everything to protect her children from the Rwandan genocide, by the daughter who refuses to let her family’s story be forgottenThe Barefoot Woman is the story of the author’s mother, a fierce, loving woman who for years protected her family from the violence encroaching upon them in pre-genocide Rwanda. Recording her memories of their life together in spare, wrenching prose, Mukasonga preserves her mother’s voice in a haunting work of art.

Audiobook details

GenreBiography and Memoir
Length4 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byWaceke Wambaa
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateAug 27, 2022
LanguageEnglish

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