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Humankind seems to have cultivated for thousands of decades an uncontrolled thirst for violence. However, human needs, whatever their background, are similar; we constantly seek peace while the drums of war beat strongly in many parts of the planet.
As a Belgian citizen, I had to come to terms with the colonialist rape of the Congo in the 19th century and the genocide of several millions of its people so aptly described by Adam Hochschild in his well-documented book entitled King Leopold's Ghost. However, as a specialist of the links between art and peace always looking for therapies and glimpses of hope, reading Nomad is a refreshing experience. A new generation of young Congolese artists is standing up to show the strength of human creativity. This wonderful collection of poems enables the reader to identify with the writer, using a subtle mixture of concrete and abstract descriptions. Prof. Olivier Urbain (Soka University/japan)
Leave or Die, he was told. Driven from home by the authorities in Republique Democratique du Congo, Rais Boneza escaped with his family and thousands of other dispossessed people. He shuffled from neighboring country to the next: Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. Border guards purloined his writings. Arriving in Uganda he wrote again, creating Nomad, a precious collection of his hopes, dreams, and an outcry for the conditions he sees in the land he loves. Read his verses and experience the hidden misery faced by a refugee in a land of political strife, bloodshed, and yet- a brilliant promise. A great new title in the war and terrorism area, where there is little literature. A compelling picture of refugee problems in Africa today.
