Best nonfiction book on foreign affairs
AWARD YEAR: 1998
AWARD NAME: The Cornelius Ryan Award 1998
RECIPIENT: Philip Gourevitch
AFFILIATION: Farrar Straus and Giroux
HONORED WORK: “We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda”
Within the space of 100 days in 1994, ( 800,000 ‘Tutsis were murdered by the Hutu ^ majority of Rwanda. Philip Gourevitch traveled to the killing fields to report on the Hutu government policy of genocide that turned Rwanda into hell on earth. His account is unflinching, courageous and penetrating in its questions about moral responsibility and what will happen next, as the Hutu terror campaign continues.
Citation for Excellence:
Roger Cohen
“Hearts Grown Brutal: Sagas of Sarajevo”
(Random House)