The Shadow of Imana

The Shadow of Imana follows Véronique Tadjo’s journey through Rwanda in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide. Combining travel writing, testimony, poetry and reflection, the book records what she sees at memorial sites and listens to in conversations with survivors, returnees, children, lawyers and prisoners. It refuses easy explanations for collective violence while asking how people live with trauma and pursue justice after catastrophe. Tadjo’s writing moves between the factual and the spiritual, tracing the work of mourning alongside gestures towards forgiveness and renewal. This new English edition presents a vital book about memory, responsibility and the difficult conditions of healing.

Apollo · English edition · 2026