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The Antelope's Strategy: Living in Rwanda After the Genocide by Jean Hatzfeld

My review

The author, who is often self-aware of his role as white, journalist, relies primarily on interviews with Survivors and killers of the genocide in Rwanda. It is interesting to read this after my non-fiction class, and noticing how the author positions, or does not position himself in each chapter. Includes horrifying details of the genocide at certain points, but always directly from the POV of the survivor or killer and explains why its necessary to tell. There are also points where details are purposefully left out and explains why. In this way this book does not seem to be completely exploitative of the Rwandans as many stories about horrific events tend to do.


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