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The epic story of the Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda - one of the defining moments of the 20th century - is now brought to life with unprecedented access and insights. In an extraordinary feat of reportage, Philippe Gourevitch leads us into the heart of the Rwandan genocide, forcing us to grapple with the horror and hope that coexist in the aftermath of unspeakable violence.

Gourevitch's powerful narrative gives voice to the Rwandans themselves, culminating in an unforgettable account of the cataclysm that transformed a nation into one of the 20th century's most dramatic theaters of good and evil. He takes us behind the lines of battle, to the camps of both the perpetrators and the victims, to the highest levels of the Rwandan government and the lowest levels of its worst pointmen. The result is a work of scrupulous scholarship and timeless literary grace.

At once a memoir, a journalistic coup, and a moral investigation, We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families confronts the unimaginable. It is an unforgettable exploration of what happens when the human spirit is unleashed from the constraint of civilization and hurtles toward the unthinkable. By turns informative, heartbreaking, and horrifying, this book is a profound reckoning with humanity's betrayal and its perseverance.

This story did not begin or end with the Rwandan massacre, as Gourevitch makes clear. He takes us back to the roots of the conflict, to the 1959 social revolution that brought the Hutus to power and drove the Tutsis into exile, where they became refugees, and then into the covert aid pipeline that supported their insurgency. Gourevitch also follows the story forward, to the Kagame regime's ascent and the haunting question of whether the Tutsi refugees-turned-rebels committed similar atrocities of their own.

With keen and empathetic observation, Gourevitch forces us to come face-to-face with the banality of evil. But he also captures the courage and resilience of the Rwandan people, their engagement with the past, and their struggle to forge a new social contract. We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families is a seminal work of journalism, a profound meditation on history, and a testament to the power of the written word.

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