We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
12 February 2015Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
With an introduction by Rory Stewart
Winner of the Guardian First Book award, a first-hand account one of the defining outrages of modern history.
All at once, as it seemed, something we could have only imagined was upon us - and we could still only imagine it. This is what fascinates me most in existence: the peculiar necessity of imagining what is,...
Details
12 February 2015384 pages
9781447275268Imprint: Picador
Reviews
I know few books, fiction or non-fiction, as compelling as Philip Gourevitch's account of the Rwandan genocideSebastian Junger, author of THE PERFECT STORM
Like the greatest war reporters, Philip Gourevitch raises the human banner in hell's mouth . . . This volume establishes him as the peer of Michael Herr, there is no limit to what we may expect from himRobert Stone
Magnificent, terrifying . . . Gourevitch's account is factual, unemotional - and utterly gut-wrenching . . . The great achievement of his book is that it allows us to imagine this unimaginable crime . . . and those who stood by, human beings allIrish Times
A sparkling jewel that shone no matter what angle you looked at it fromAmanda Foreman
