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Dr Ruth Diver wins the Scott Moncrieff Prize for her translation of #TheConvoy by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, the record of her escape from the genocide in Rwanda.
'An extraordinarily powerful book.' Philippe Sands
'A precious thing [...] A testament of enduring love.' Fergal Keane
We are so thrilled to share this wonderful news!
A huge congratulations to Ruth Diver, the winner of the Scott Moncrieff Prize for her translation of Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse's harrowing #Memoir #TheConvoy.
“Diver’s translation captures both the musical cadence and moral weight of the original.”
Good luck to all of the incredible translators shortlisted, including the brilliant @ruthdiver.bsky.social, translator of Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse's harrowing #Memoir #TheConvoy, where Beata reconstructs her escape, at the age of fifteen, from the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in #Rwanda.
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One of the most powerful stories of #courage you will ever read…
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s urgent #Memoir #TheConvoy documents her escape from the 1994 #genocide in #Rwanda
#Translated by Ruth Diver
📲 https://bit.ly/4keKNsj
📙 https://bit.ly/4glP1Lz
#BooksOfBlueSky #PowerfulReads
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One of the most powerful stories of #courage you will ever read…
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s urgent #Memoir #TheConvoy documents her escape from the 1994 #genocide in #Rwanda
#Translated by Ruth Diver
📲 https://bit.ly/4keKNsj
📙 https://bit.ly/4glP1Lz
#BooksOfBlueSky #PowerfulReads
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One of the most powerful stories of #courage you will ever read…
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s urgent #Memoir #TheConvoy documents her escape from the 1994 #genocide in #Rwanda
#Translated by Ruth Diver
📲 https://bit.ly/4keKNsj
📙 https://bit.ly/4glP1Lz
#BooksOfBlueSky #PowerfulReads
No
#LAprotests are NOT ‘the same thing as #TheConvoy in #Ottawa’
FFS
Enough with the #MyBestYearsWereHighSchool #Self-Loathing & #Self-Pity #bullshit
#CANpoli 🍁 #CDNpoli
#CanadaSky 🌌
#LisaB
【THE CONVOY】は今村ねずみさんが立ち上げたスーパーエンターテインメントバラエティパフォーマンス集団。今年で結成38年を迎えるんだそう。
祭りの紹介内容が凄く気になった。
「青空に手を振るように、コンボイ最後の夏がやってくる・・・」
（ん！？最後の夏？）
「リサイタルでもない、コンサートでもない夏空にCONVOY SONGS を・・・」
（リサイタルでも、コンサートでもない‥🤔💭）
あの、北野武さんを「死ぬまでに一度は観るべき」と言わせた彼ら。。
気になります・・・
#THECONVOY
#東海テレビ
さて、今朝は‥
東海テレビがオススメするイベントをご紹介します✩°｡ ⸜(* ॑ᗜ ॑* )⸝
今、東海テレビ公式サイトのTOP画面で、〈オススメイベントバナー〉の真ん中を飾るのが、こちら✋
🏮《THE CONVOY祭 2025》🏮
www.tokai-tv.com/events/thecomvoyhow2025/
#東海テレビイベント
#THECONVOY
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One of the most powerful stories of #courage you will ever read…
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s urgent #Memoir #TheConvoy documents her escape from the 1994 #genocide in #Rwanda
#Translated by Ruth Diver
📲 https://bit.ly/4keKNsj
📙 https://bit.ly/4glP1Lz
#BooksOfBlueSky #PowerfulReads
BRILLIANT interview with Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, chatting about her powerful#memoir #TheConvoy t R Diver on Isa Soare's @cnn.com #bookclub
▶️video.snapstream.net/Play/6RilERSIDgf6sVGDpJZ...
Get a copy today:
📲https://geni.us/j0NwPE
📚https://geni.us/zv5Ytrv
#Rwanda
OUT NOW!
One of the most powerful stories of #courage you will ever read…
#BeataUmubyeyiMairesse’s urgent memoir #TheConvoy documents her escape from the 1994 #genocide in #Rwanda
#Translator R Diver
📲 bit.ly/4keKNsj
📙 bit.ly/4glP1Lz
#BookTwitter #Books
Abdulrazak Gurnah included #THECONVOY as one of his six favourite books about war and colonialism!
theweek.com/.../abdulraz....
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse's harrowing #Memoir, which reconstructs her escape at the age of fifteen from the 1994 #Genocide against the Tutsi in #Rwanda.
T Ruth Diver
Today I am sharing my review of The Convoy by Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse, translated by Ruth Diver.
Link in bio.
@orendabooks @annecater14
#bookthreads #books #bookstagram #theconvoy #beataumubyeyimairesse #nonfiction #rwanda #memoir #ruthdiver #bookreview
The courageous, immensely talented Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse on the set of Isa Soares' new @cnn.com #bookclub.
Beata chats about her award-winning #memoir #TheConvoy t Ruth Diver, which recalls and reconstructs her escape from #Rwandan #Genocide at the age of 15.
#womenshistorymonth
FULL HOUSE @foylesforbooks.bsky.social last night for the charismatic, incredible Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse talking to
@fergalkeane.bsky.social about their shared experiences and memories of her escape from #Rwanda at the age of 15, and her IMMENSE, moving #memoir #TheConvoy t @ruthdiver.bsky.social
Tomorrow!
10-12am at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
The launch of Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse's extraordinary, dignified and beautifully written #memoir #TheConvoy t @ruthdiver.bsky.social
Chatting about her experiences of and escape from #genocide in #Rwanda
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...
One of the most powerful stories of #courage you will ever read… Check out this extract!
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s urgent memoir #TheConvoy documents her escape from the 1994 #genocide in #Rwanda
#translator R Diver
📲https://geni.us/j0NwPE
📙https://geni.us/zv5Ytrv
#PublicationDay
One of the most powerful stories of #courage you will ever read…
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s urgent memoir #TheConvoy documents her escape from the 1994 #genocide in #Rwanda
#translator @ruthdiver.bsky.social
📲https://geni.us/j0NwPE
📙https://geni.us/zv5Ytrv
#BookSky #memoir
#TheConvoy is an urgent, moving & unforgettable reconstruction of Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse's escape at the age of fifteen, from the 1994 #Genocide against the Tutsi in #Rwanda.
#Translated by Ruth Diver
An important read!
bit.ly/4glP1Lz
Thank you, Jen, for reading!
*BOOK EVENT*
Acclaimed Rwandan-French poet and author Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse talks to @fergalkeane.bsky.social at Foyles on 6th March about her at once horrifying and moving #Memoir of surviving the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, #TheConvoy
Purchase your ticket: bit.ly/40EbjT3
#BookEvent #NonFiction
