Gaël Faye

Gaël Faye (born 6 August 1982) is a Rwandan-French singer, rapper, and writer.

He was born in Bujumbura, Burundi of a French father and Rwandan mother. He emigrated in France at the age of 13 escaping from the Burundian civil war.[1]

He wrote a book about it, Small Country (Petit Pays), a semi-biographical book. It was first published in France in August 2016 by Grasset, and has since been translated into 36 languages.[2][3]

References
  1. "Gael Faye ce qui lui plait". Liberation. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. Cummins, Anthony (10 June 2018). "Small Country by Gaël Faye – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. Grey, Tobias (29 May 2018). "A French-Rwandan Rap Star Turned Novelist From Burundi". The New York Times.
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