Running the rift : a novel /

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by Benaron, Naomi,
[ 02. English Fiction ] Published by : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, (Chapel Hill, NC :) Physical details: 384 p. ; 21 cm. Subject(s): Runners (Sports) | Tutsi (African people) Year : 2012 02. English Fiction Item type : 02. English Fiction
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Bluefield High School F BEN Available

Includes bibliographical references

Rwandan runner Jean Patrick Nkuba dreams of winning an Olympic gold medal and uniting his ethnically divided country, only to be driven from everyone he loves when the violence starts, after which he must find a way back to a better life.

Winner, Bellwether Prize for Fiction, 2010.