Umuhigi w’Inkuba / The
Thunder Hunter

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Rutarindwa yitabye Imana ariko mu buryo bw’amayobera busize abaganga mu rujijo. Ibi biratera murumuna we Karemera kugomba kumenya ibanga riteye ubwoba ry’umuryango yakomotsemo. Iri banga ni -irihe? Kandi arabyitwaramo gute?
Iyi nkuru yanditswe na Jimmy Tuyiringire iherekejwe n’ibishushanyo by’itsinda ry’abanyabugeni, Souls.
Iyi nkuru yanditswe bwa mbere mu Kinyarwanda, yashizwe mu Cyongereza na Denyse Umuhuza.

An exploration into Rwanda’s folklore, Jimmy Tuyiringire’s story follows Karemera as he tries to teach his western friend Deon about his family and his nation’s myths and traditional figures as well as seeking to uncover his own role in the thunder hunter’s story. Souls’ murals decorate an alleyway in Rwanda’s capital and depict three larger than life characters.

WELCOME TO RADIOBOOK RWANDA

RADIOBOOK RWANDA is a new multimedia literary imprint, showcasing Rwandan and East African creative voices. There are three innovatively-designed radiobooks’ in this first wave, each featuring the work of one writer and one artist. The accompanying podcasts act as the expanded universe of the book. They feature dramatised narrations of the text, as well as interviews with the writers, artists and individuals exploring similar themes to those found in the stories.

The imprint is the brainchild of three publishers: Huza Press (Rwanda), Kwani Trust (Kenya) and No Bindings (UK). It draws on inspiration and editorial expertise from Kwani Trust’s Kwanini? series, while opening up new audiences for Rwandan writers published by Huza Press through No Bindings’ innovative approaches to form and community publishing. RadioBook Rwanda is a new Art new Audiences project supported by the British Council’s East Africa Arts Programme.

CONTRIBUTORS

Written by: Jimmy Tuyiringire
Translated by: Denyse Umuhuza
Illustrated by: Souls