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Baho!
Baho! | Roland Rugero
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When Nyamugari, an adolescent mute, attempts to ask a young woman in rural Burundi for directions to an appropriate place to relieve himself, his gestures are mistaken as premeditation for rape. To the young woman's community, his fleeing confirms his guilt, setting off a chain reaction of pursuit, mob justice, and Nyamugari's attempts at explanation. Young Burundian novelist Roland Rugero's second novel Baho!, the first Burundian novel to ever be translated into English, explores the concepts of miscommunication and justice against the backdrop of war-torn Burundi's beautiful green hillsides.
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Against the background of contemporary #Burundi this is the story of a young mute man who is falsely accused of trying to rape a woman. All of the community turn against him and his fate is in their hands.

It‘s an easy short book but it‘s insightful as well.

#19822022 #2012 #ReadingAfrica2022 🇧🇮 #52books #ChaptersHaveTitles #Booked2022 #BlackOwnedPublisher

(Pic: Quarantaine again. Son tested positive)

CBee Oh no!! I hope his symptoms are mild. What a mess this is 😞🙁🥺 2y
Soubhiville Uh oh! I hope it stays mild too. Take care! 2y
Megabooks No! I hope T is asymptomatic! 💜💜 2y
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Megabooks And that none of the rest of you test positive. 🙏🏻 2y
LeahBergen Oh no! ☹️ 2y
Reggie I hope he stays ok. 2y
Librarybelle Oh no! I hope everyone is okay! 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage So sorry about the quarantine. Hope he feels better soon and everyone else stays well! 2y
readordierachel Sending good thoughts to all of you! 2y
Smrloomis Sorry to hear about the positive test. Hope it‘s only a mild case 🤞🏽 2y
Ruthiella Hope your son recovers quickly and the rest of your family stay healthy! 🤞 2y
Jas16 Keeping you all in my thoughts. 2y
BarbaraBB @CBee @Soubhiville @Megabooks @LeahBergen @Reggie @Librarybelle @BarbaraTheBibliophage @readordierachel @Smrloomis @Ruthiella @Jas16 Thank you dear friends 🤍 So far he‘s fine and mostly bored. It‘s his second time. The rest of us tested negative but according to national rules we have to stay in for five days, then test again! 2y
Cinfhen Oh no!! Poor T!! He looks perfectly fine - could it be a false positive?? Book sounds brutal but definitely worth reading. Sending love ❤️ 2y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I think it‘s very mild. He is fully vaccinated and had COVID last year too. He tested twice this time - both times positive. But he‘s fine indeed fortunately! 🤍 2y
Cinfhen Hoping the rest of you stay healthy xxxx 2y
CarolynM Hope you're all ok and stay sane in quarantine 💕 2y
Cathythoughts Take care ❤️ 2y
Graywacke That stinks but glad he‘s ok. (My daughter tested positive over xmas break. I finally was able to test Tuesday (ten days later) and can finally go into my office tomorrow.) Cute picture though. 2y
BarbaraBB @Graywacke Thank you! I hope your daughter is okay now and am glad you‘re able to get back to your office too! 2y
staci.reads I'm glad it's a mild case. My husband tested positive today, so we're back in covid mode too 😔. It's his first time, unlike the rest of the family, but he's fully vaccinated and so far it's light 🤞Hoping you and the rest of your family dodges it! 2y
BarbaraBB @staci.reads Thanks! I hope it‘ll stay mild for your husband too 🤍 2y
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#WeeklyForecast 01/22

A new year, new challenges. This first week I‘d like to read these three, of which the tagged one is for #ReadingAfrica2022 and both others for the #ToB22.
I am a hundred pages into The Sentence and not sure yet what to think.

Megabooks Eagerly await your tob reviews! I only have Klara left, which I just got from the library. 2y
Cinfhen Happy New reading Year xxx 2y
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