Imitima y'Abacu - Umwagarwa, A. Happy

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Résumé :
Mu mwaka w'i 1994, Karabo yacitse ku icumu ry'Itsembabwoko ryakorewe Abatutsi, ryahitanye se umubyara, ndetse na barumuna be. Yasigaye wenyine mu Rwanda rurimo n'abandi Banyarwanda nabo bari bafite ibikomere binyuranye ku mitima yabo. Ntabwo Karabo yari azi aho nyina aherereye. Nyuma yaje kujya kuba kwa se wabo witwaga Kamanzi; umusirikare wo ku rwego rwa Koloneli mu ngabo nshya zari zimaze gutsinda urugamba. Agezeyo, yahahuriye na Shema, na we warokotse Itsembabwoko ryakorewe Abatutsi. Shema akaba yari umwe mu basirikare bato barindaga se wabo wa Karabo. Icyusa n'igikundiro bya Shema byateraga Karabo ubukirigitwa, ndetse nyuma Karabo yaje kwihebera uwo musore wirabura, w'amenyo maremare akikijwe n'ishinya yirabura. Ariko iby'urukundo rwabo ntibyoroshye. Shema azi gusa igice kimwe cy'amateka ya Karabo. Ese Karabo azageraho abwire Shema ibye byose? Ni ihurizo rimukomereye. Imitima y'Abacu ni inkuru y'urukundo, urwango, ndetse n'isanganiro rya byombi. Karabo na Shema ni imfubyi ebyiri zibyirukira mu muryango nyarwanda wakomeretse -- aho zibera hagati y'isi y'abariho ndetse n'isi y'abatabarutse, kandi zikabuzwa amahwemo n'inzangano hagati y'Abahutu n'Abatutsi. Bamwe bajya bavuga ko urukundo ari nk'amazi -- ngo rushokana n'ibyo ruhuye na byo byose. Ese aho Karabo na Shema bazashokana na rwo, cyangwa ruzabajugunya hakurya y'inkombe?

Biographie:
A. Happy Umwagarwa is an author, novelist, storyteller, and poet from Rwanda. In 1994, she survived the genocide against the Tutsi, which took the lives of her father and other members of her family. That experience left her with many puzzles on why people think, feel, and act the way they do. Guided by the quote from Toni Morrison, If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, you must be the one to write it, Happy states that she writes for herself, her daughters, her compatriots, and the entire of humanity. She hopes her books, stories, and poems shall promote a culture of peace and respect for diversity in her country and beyond.Despite the thorns of life she had to step on, Happy graduated from the University of Greenwich, London, with a master's degree in management. She has authored several books, including Drums of Success and Hearts Among Ourselves.Happy is married and a mother to two wonderful daughters she calls her little angels. In addition to writing, her passionate interests include singing and poetry performance.