 Cover of The Lilliput Press first edition (1998) | |
| Author | Dervla Murphy |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Lilliput Press |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Pages | 246 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 1901866114 |
| Preceded by | South from the Limpopo |
| Followed by | One Foot in Laos |
Visiting Rwanda is a nonfiction book by Irish author Dervla Murphy, detailing her travels in Rwanda in the aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. [1] [2] [3] It was first published in 1998. [4]
In 1997, Murphy travelled to Rwanda to trek through the mountains there. However, the country was still reeling from the 1994 genocide, and Murphy conceded that conditions would not allow a trek. Instead, she talked to the Rwandans, professionals and peasants, Hutu and Tutsis alike, about the country's future. The result is part travel narrative, part genocide study. [5]
Murphy's usual publisher Jock Murray refused the book – "We didn't want another genocidal war" – so it was instead issued by The Lilliput Press who had earlier published a pamphlet of Murphy's on Northern Ireland. [6] [5]
In his review for The Spectator , William Spindler criticised Murphy's examination of Rwanda's history, noting that "[h]er compassion for the victims of the genocide leads her to side with those who claim to govern on their behalf, accepting uncritically some of their most questionable assertions." [7] In a review for Third World Quarterly , Elaine Windrich found Murphy to be "particularly astute on the role of the churches in the genocide", which she attributed to the author's Irish roots. [8] In a review for African Business , Steven Williams found that Murphy "pulls no punches" in the book, including making a controversial argument in favour of the death penalty as a means for restoring order in Rwanda. [2] The Irish Times ' Mary Russell noted that despite Murphy's "political vehemence", "the traveller within constantly escapes" and the book thus still holds appeal for fans of travel literature. [9]
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