▁in ▁Sar aje vo ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁accident . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁four ▁nov els ▁taken ▁from ▁his ▁own ▁experience ▁of ▁being ▁on ▁war ▁front lines , ▁La ▁guerre ▁au ▁bord ▁du ▁fle uve , ▁La ▁ligne ▁de ▁fl otta ison , ▁O ù ▁en ▁est ▁la ▁nuit ?, ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Robert ▁Mitch um ▁ne ▁rev ient ▁pas , ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁mem ories ▁of ▁war , ▁where ▁he ▁goes ▁back ▁to ▁people ▁left ▁by ▁the ▁way side ▁during ▁his ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter . ▁He ▁also ▁returns ▁in ▁his ▁thoughts ▁to ▁places ▁and ▁rest ages ▁various ▁war ▁them es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁war . ▁In ▁his ▁last ▁nov els , ▁he ▁revis its ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁sport , ▁especially ▁in ▁Deux ▁metres ▁dix , ▁im bu ed ▁by ▁wars ▁of ▁the ▁past . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁R w anda ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁T ut si ▁gen o cide , ▁struck ▁by ▁the ▁collect ive ▁failure ▁of ▁journal ists ▁covering ▁the ▁event ▁and ▁their ▁in cap acity ▁to ▁face ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁silence ▁of ▁the ▁surv iv ors , ▁he ▁puts ▁his ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁hold ▁for ▁four ▁years , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁live ▁near ▁the ▁sw amps ▁and ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁T ut si ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁Ny am ata , ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Bug es era ▁district . ▁He ▁endeav ours ▁to ▁lead