The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Rwanda

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
4159 We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families Philip Gourevitch 1998 American English
5260 Cockroaches Scholastique Mukasonga 2006 French French
5406 Murambi, The Book Of Bones Boubacar Boris Diop 2000 Senegalese French
5531 Africa Jiří Hanzelka, Miroslav Zikmund 1952 Czech Czech
6613 Gorillas In The Mist Dian Fossey 1983 American English
8862 The Warrior's Honor Michael Ignatieff 1997 Canadian English
9509 Our Lady Of The Nile Scholastique Mukasonga 2012 French French
11140 A Problem from Hell Samantha Power 2002 American English
11612 The Next Christendom Philip Jenkins 2002 American English
11622 Finding Beauty In A Broken World Terry Tempest Williams 2008 American English
11636 The Means Of Reproduction Michelle Goldberg 2009 American English
13351 The Shadow Of The Sun Ryszard Kapuscinski 1998 Polish Polish
14599 Running The Rift Naomi Benaron 2010 American English
14698 The Bright Continent Dayo Olopade 2014 Unknown English
14731 The Looting Machine Tom Burgis 2015 British English
14985 Say You’re One of Them Uwem Akpan 2008 Nigerian English
15667 Do Not Disturb Michela Wrong 2021 British English
15915 Neo Colonialism, The Last Stage Of Imperialism Kwame Nkrumah 1965 Ghanaian English
17161 When Victims Become Killers Mahmood Mamdani 2001 American English
17161 Language For A New Century Nathalie Handal, Tina Chang, Ravi Shankar 2008 Multiple English
17161 Atrocities Matthew White 2011 Unknown English
17161 The Jakarta Method Vincent Bevins 2020 American English
17161 Diplomacy Henry A. Kissinger 1994 American English
17161 Virtual War Michael Ignatieff 2000 Canadian English
17161 Season Of Blood Fergal Keane 1996 British English
17161 A Sunday At The Pool In Kigali Gil Courtemanche, Patricia Claxton 2000 Canadian French
17161 The Soccer War Ryszard Kapuscinski 1978 Polish Polish
17161 A History Of South Africa Frank Welsh 1998 Unknown English
17161 Congo David Van Reybrouck 2010 Belgian Dutch
17161 Baking Cakes In Kigali Gaile Parkin 2009 South African English