Scholastique Mukasonga

| birth_place = Gikongoro Province, Rwanda | occupation = Novelist | known for = Winner of the Prix Renaudot (2012) | notable_works = ''Our Lady of the Nile'' }}

Scholastique Mukasonga (born 1956) is a French-Rwandan author born in the former Gikongoro province of Rwanda. In 2012, She won the prix Renaudot and the prix Ahmadou-Kourouma for her book ''Our Lady of the Nile.'' In addition to being a finalist for the International Dublin Literary Award and the ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize, Mukasonga was rewarded in 2014 with the Seligmann Prize against racism and intolerance and in 2015 with the prize Société des gens de lettres. She currently resides in Normandy, France. Provided by Wikipedia