In 2013 , Rugero and translator Giorgio Tognola published '' Baho ! '' in Italian for the Swiss-Italian literature festival , Babel . Published by Edizion Socrates , the Italian translation is sold under the translated title , '' Vivi ! '' In 2015 , Christopher Schaefer translated the novel into English . The project was directed by the non-profit publishing company Phoneme Media , which specializes in translating works with cross-cultural messages . Similarly , Schaefer undertook the translation in order to communicate aspects of Burundi culture to English speakers whose perceptions of Burundi would otherwise be influenced by Hollywood depictions of the similar crises suffered in Rwanda
crises suffered in Rwanda
Rwandan genocide
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