Praise for Cockroaches (2017, Archipelago):

   • Finalist for the 2017 Los Angeles Times Charles Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose. 
   • "Cockroaches is vital precisely because it reconfigures not only a common understanding of the genocide in Rwanda, but privileged assumptions about peace more generally ... When she left Rwanda, Mukasonga understood that her role was 'to live in the name of others.' You get the sense that every sentence in Cockroaches bears this weight and is, therefore, a remarkable achievement." - Times Literary Supplement 
   • "Indispensable reading for anyone who cares about the endurance of the human spirit and who hopes for a better world. The conclusion is a stunning illustration of how precious little this courageous author has salvaged from tragedy.' - Los Angeles Review of Books 
   • "At our best we bear witness to the horrors of the human condition with solemnity and respect that we might learn from our collective histories and move forward together with some hope for a shared future. That Mukasonga's lyricism allows us to endure those troubling spaces with grace and wit is not just deeply moving, it's a blessing." - Words Without Borders 
   • "A thoughtful, sobering firsthand account of the refugee experience, a story that speaks to readers far beyond the African highlands." - Kirkus Reviews