Our Lady of the Nile - Scholastique Mukasonga Kanchana Arni Or to plunge into the

Or to plunge into the spectrum of sound

and secret desires

it is tempting to read The Other Side as a satire on the reactionary

News of the ear’s unique ability to listen spreads

and it's true: every tale we find here tells the same story

Our Lady of the Nile - Scholastique Mukasonga Kanchana Arni Or to plunge into theOur Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga, translated from the French by Melanie Mauthner ISBN 9780914671039 240 pages, small paperback with flaps from Archipelago *** Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award "Eerily laconic, both comedy and tragedy hauntingly understated" Sarah Moss, The Guardian For her most recent work and first novel Notre Dame du Nil, originally published in March 2012 with Gallimard in French Mukasonga