We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families. Stories from Rwanda

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This award-winning nonfiction account offers a profound insight into humanity's response to genocide. It chronicles the events in Rwanda and its neighboring regions since 1994, when the Hutu government incited the majority to murder the Tutsi minority. The killings, primarily executed with machetes, resulted in the tragic loss of around 800,000 lives in just a hundred days. A poignant letter from a Tutsi pastor to a Hutu church president encapsulates the chilling reality of the situation, inspiring the book's title. Gourevitch captures the genesis and horror of Rwanda's "genocidal logic," exploring the aftermath characterized by mass displacements, revenge, and the quest for justice. He presents intimate portraits of Rwandans from various backgrounds, delving into the psychological and political challenges of survival. The narrative also examines how the new leaders of postcolonial Africa engaged in conflict in the Congo as genocidal threats loomed. It poses critical questions about the possibility of building a cohesive national society from a populace of both perpetrators and victims. This poignant contribution to the literature of witness sheds light on the universal struggle to establish stable political orders and the resilience of the human spirit amid extreme adversity.