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  • Petit pays suivi d'un entretien avec l'auteur

  • By: Gaël Faye
  • Narrated by: Gaël Faye
  • Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (72 ratings)

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Petit pays suivi d'un entretien avec l'auteur

By: Gaël Faye
Narrated by: Gaël Faye
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Prix Goncourt des Lycéens 2016, Prix du premier roman FNAC 2016.


"Au temps d'avant, avant tout ça, avant ce que je vais raconter et le reste, c'était le bonheur, la vie sans se l'expliquer. Si l'on me demandait 'Comment ça va ?' je répondais toujours 'Ça va !'. Du tac au tac. Le bonheur, ça t'évite de réfléchir. C'est par la suite que je me suis mis à considérer la question." - G. F.

Avant, Gabriel faisait les quatre cents coups avec ses copains dans leur coin de paradis. Et puis l'harmonie familiale s'est disloquée en même temps que son "petit pays", le Burundi, ce bout d'Afrique centrale brutalement malmené par l'Histoire. Plus tard, Gabriel fait revivre un monde à jamais perdu. Les battements de cœur et les souffles coupés, les pensées profondes et les rires déployés, le parfum de citronnelle, les termites les jours d'orage, les jacarandas en fleur... L'enfance, son infinie douceur, ses douleurs qui ne nous quittent jamais.

Gaël Faye : "J'ai écrit ce roman pour crier à l'univers que nous avons existé, avec nos vies simples, notre train-train, notre ennui, que nous avions des bonheurs qui ne cherchaient qu'à le rester avant d'être expédiés aux quatre coins du monde et de devenir une bande d'exilés, de réfugiés, d'immigrés, de migrants."
©2016 Éditions Grasset & Fasquelle (P)2016 Audiolib
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Loved it!!

Petit pays brought back all of my childhood memories! Vraiment incroyable! Merci Gaël. I wish I could watch the movie too. I’m not sure if it’s showing anywhere in the US but will definitely look.

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A deeply moving story which resonates universally

I was riveted by this story. The fully drawn characters, the rich and evocative language, the way the author was able to draw us into the historical context and of course the devastating recounting of the Rwandan genocide and its aftermath. Incredible.

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poignant et magnifique en même temps

découvrir cette histoire au travers des yeux d enfants en temps de guerre. sentir les saveurs de ce beau petit pays. merci Gaël

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Tout le Monde! Écoutez!

This is a superb reading of a remarkable novel written in French. The author reads it himself. Often a writer is not a very good reader, but this is not the case with Gaël Faye. Because I am not a native speaker I turned down the speed to 80%. This still sounded like a normal conversation but it was easier for me to follow the French. He reads it as a skilled actor would. Between chapters we hear him singing as Gaël Faye is also a singer. There is an interview with him at the end of the novel, which compliment the reading. It is a novel that speaks of many things in Africa. For me, the theme of identity is central, how we form identities by affiliations with groups (language, nationality, skin color) and the benefits (eg community) and horrors (eg war with the “other”) these group affiliations carry within them.

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gael kudos mon gars tu m' as fait revivre a bja

i love this book author is not just talent he compels your mind and take your mind away best audible book after the trevor noah one

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Ce livre est très surfait

Pas d'originalité. Le génocide au Rwanda a le potentiel d'être la toile de fond de nombreuses histoires qui font grande impression, mais ce livre ne me fait pas participer aux événements affreux.

Le narrateur (l'auteur, pas un acteur) est très mauvais. C'est comme il lit un simple récit qu'il n'aime pas.

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