Tag: Umubyeyi
With “Peau d’épine”, Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse tells the richness of crossbreeding through travel
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, a Franco-Rwandan author, already has novels, short stories and collections of poetry to her credit. For the first time, she tackles writing aimed at young audiences. “…
Beata Umubyeyi Mayor, reconciling and repairing all her identities
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse was born in Rwanda in 1979. She arrived in France after surviving the genocide of the Tutsi. Her first novel All your children scattered received the Prix…
The quest for the lost and found language, with Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse
Winner of the 2020 Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie for her first novel, the Franco-Rwandan Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse has established herself as one of the major voices of…
Beata Umubyeyi Mayoress, saved by the language
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse is a Franco-Rwandan novelist, winner of the 2020 Five Continents Prize from La Francophonie for her novel “All your children dispersed”. (Replay) She dreamed of being a…