This is a list of Rwandan writers.

Writer Birth Year Death Year Brief Description Notes
Amata Giramata 1996 Alive Poet, feminist, writer and activist
Maggy Correa French-language autobiographical writer [1]
Edouard Gasarabwe 1938 Alive Novelist and folklorist [2]
Immaculée Ilibagiza 1972 Alive Autobiographical and religious writer [2]
Alexis Kagame 1912 1981 Priest, scholar and writer [2][3][4]
Fred Mfuranzima 1997 Alive Rwandan writer, peace activist [5]
Eugénie Musayidire 1952 Alive Writer of the German Mein Stein spricht (1999), covering the Rwandan genocide
Yolande Mukagasana 1954 Alive French-language autobiographical writer [6]
J. Savério Nayigiziki 1915 1984 Educator, translator and writer [2][3]
Joseph Ndwaniye 1962 Alive Nurse, writer [7]
Cyprien Rugumba 1935 1994 Poet, composer and scholar [2]
Benjamin Sehene 1959 Alive Novelist and non-fiction writer
Marie Béatrice Umutesi 1959 Alive Sociologist. French-language autobiographical writer [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ The University of Western Australia (3 May 2001). "Maggy Correa: An author from Rwanda, Writing In French" (Translated from the original French language. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012). Perth: The University of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Simon Gikandi, ed. (2002). Encyclopedia of African Literature. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-23019-3.
  3. ^ a b Janheinz Jahn, Ulla Schild & Almut Nordmann Seiler, ed. (1972). Who's who in African Literature: Biographies, Works, Commentaries. Horst Erdmann Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7711-0153-4.
  4. ^ Douglas Killam & Ruth Rowe, ed. (2000). The Companion to African Literatures. James Currey & Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-33633-3.
  5. ^ "Young author on using books to promote peace building". The New Times | Rwanda. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  6. ^ The University of Western Australia (14 December 2000). "Yolande Mukagasana: An Author from Rwanda writing in French" (Translated from the original French language. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013). Perth: The University of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ AEB Association of Belgian French-language Writers (2011). "Profile of Joseph Ndwaniye" (Translated from the original French Language). Brussels: Ecrivainsbelges.be. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. ^ The University of Western Australia (13 June 2000). "Marie Béatrice Umutes: An author from Rwanda writing in French" (Translated from the original French language on 16 December 2012). Perth: The University of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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