Who is Gaël Faye?
French-Rwandan Gaël Faye is an author, composer and hip hop artist. He was born in 1982 in Burundi, and has a Rwandan mother and French father. In 1995, after the outbreak of the civil war and the Rwandan genocide, the family moved to France.
What is a good quote from Gaël Faye?
Quotes by Gaël Faye. “Of course a book can change you. It can even change your life. It’s like falling in love. And you never know when such an encounter might happen. You should beware of books, they’re sleeping genies.” ― Gaël Faye, Petit pays.
Is Gaël Faye’s ‘small country’ going to the cinema?
In France, Gaël Faye made the jump from rap to fiction with the help of editor Catherine Nabokov, and his novel ‘Small Country’ is now headed to the cinema. Gaël Faye confers with the translator of ‘Petit Pays,’ Sarah Ardizzone, at an appearance at London’s French and English bookstore, Caravansérail.
How did Gaël Faye make the jump from rap to fiction?
In France, Gaël Faye made the jump from rap to fiction with the help of editor Catherine Nabokov, and his novel ‘Small Country’ is now headed to the cinema. Gaël Faye confers with the translator of ‘Petit Pays,’ Sarah Ardizzone, at an appearance at London’s French and English bookstore, Caravansérail. Image: Christopher Andreou