A Sunday at the pool in Kigali

"A Sunday at the pool in Kigali" (original French title: "Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali") is the first novel by Montreal author Gil Courtemanche, originally published in 2000.

Set in Kigali, Rwanda, the novel deals with a love affair between an elder Canadian expatriate and a young Rwandan, AIDS and the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

In 2006, a movie inspired by the book, "A Sunday in Kigali" (French "Un dimanche à Kigali"), was released.

Recognition

The novel was translated into English as "A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali" by Patricia Claxton in 2003 (ISBN 0-676-97482-1). It was nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award for French to English translation.

"Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali" was chosen for inclusion in the French version of "Canada Reads", "Le combat des livres", broadcast on Radio-Canada in 2004, where it was defended by writer, environmentalist and activist Laure Waridel. "Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali" eventually won the contest.

See also

* "Hotel Rwanda"
* "" — book
* "" — documentary
* "Shake Hands with the Devil" — dramatic feature film

External links

* [http://www.randomhouse.ca/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780676974829 Book page at Random House of Canada] en icon
* [http://radio-canada.ca/radio/indicatifpresent/combat/dimanche.shtml Book page from Radio Canada's "Le combat des livres"] fr icon
* [http://www.telefilm.gc.ca/data/production/prod_4570.asp Un dimanche à Kigali] Film adaptation subsidized by Telefilm Canada en icon
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463385/ Un dimanche à Kigali] at The Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.movieset.com/tt0370434 Un dimanche à Kigali] Movieset.com's Behind the Scenes site