Naomi Benaron, author of Running the Rift, takes the material of a beautiful country and a beautiful people to gradually lead the reader on a journey that encompasses the greatness that occurs in the simplest of acts alongside a descent into nearly unimaginable horror/5(). In "Running the Rift," Naomi Benaron writes about Jean Patrick Nkuba, a young man who comes of age in the spring of , during the Rwandan genocide. Benaron begins with Jean Patrick's early childhood, as he races with his older brother Roger.4/5. Amazing Book! "Running The Rift" by Naomi Benaron is an incredible tribute to all who perished in the Rwanda genocide in the early 's while the world looked the other way. I picked it up because of the wonderful cover a quick peek at the book Read More.
Books by Naomi Benaron. RUNNING THE RIFT. Available in paperback Octo. Running the Rift, winner of the Bellwether Prize for Fiction, tells the story of Jean Patrick Nkuba, a gifted Rwandan boy, from the day he knows that running will be his life to the moment he must run to save his life, a ten-year span in which his country is. Running the Rift, Naomi Benaron Guiding Questions With one clear exception, his identity as an Olympic hopeful, Jean Patrick sometimes denies his identity due to the brewing upheaval in Rwanda. Running the Rift Quotes Showing of 9. "Your hope is the most beautiful and the saddest in the world.". ― Naomi Benaron, Running the Rift. tags: hope, hopelessness. 36 likes. Like. "Wherever God spends the day, He comes home to sleep in Rwanda.". ― Naomi Benaron, Running the Rift. tags: love, rwanda.
Naomi Benaron's debut novel, RUNNING THE RIFT, is the winner of the Bellwether prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. She was born and raised in Boston Massachusetts and is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Naomi Benaron won the Bellwether Prize for Fiction for her novel RUNNING THE RIFT, forthcoming from Algonquin books. She earned an MFA from Antioch University and an MS in earth sciences from Scripps Institute of Oceanography. She teaches online through UCLA Extension Writers' Program and the Afghan Women's Writing Project. Naomi Benaron, author of Running the Rift, takes the material of a beautiful country and a beautiful people to gradually lead the reader on a journey that encompasses the greatness that occurs in the simplest of acts alongside a descent into nearly unimaginable horror. Following the story of Jean Patrick Nbuka, the plot shifts step by step into Rwanda, and then, in rim horrifying detail, into the genocide that defines the country still.
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