Waiting For Words / Ayari
Yarabuze Ivuga

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Mutsinzi Eric’s short story ‘Waiting for Words’ beautifully captures a moment in time and space, and explores the tension between a couple struggling to conceive and struggling to communicate. Nduta Kariuki’s arresting portraits stare out at you, feeling familiar and full of story.

Keza arahangayitse cyane kuko akeneye kubyara abana. None, ni gute yabiganiriza umugabo we?
Iyi nkuru yanditswe na Mutsinzi Eric, iherekejwe n’ibishushanyo by’umunyabugeni, Nduta Kariuki.
Iyi nkuru yanditswe bwa mbere mu Cyongereza, yashyizwe mu Kinyarwanda na Denyse Umuhuza.

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: Mutsinzi Eric
Translated by: Denyse Umuhuza
Illustrated by: Nduta Kariuki