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Ndi — A Book of Reflections (Bacinoni Diyodoni)
A man alone at his screen, a sunset behind him — the cover already says it. Bacinoni Diyodoni offers a collection of thoughts and sayings, written, in his own words, « with short but bitter, thought-provoking words ».
Writing by proverb
The back cover says it best: « Ndi » is short in title but heavy with meaning. The author builds his argument in small units — « imvugishakintu », image-rich expressions drawn from the behaviour of animals, birds, insects and plants.
A colonel turned man of words
Bacinoni Diyodoni, a well-known Kirundi-language writer, offers here a collection of maxims meant for anyone who « hasn't yet lived much, but who, reading carefully, can find themselves in what they decode ». The text draws on varied knowledge — popular zoology, botany, the human body — to build sayings meant to feel universal.
A book to read in small doses, the way you savour a thought you want to keep for yourself.
- Author: Bacinoni Diyodoni
- Genre: maxims and reflections
- Language: Kirundi (with French/Swahili excerpts)
- Pages: approx. 100 (estimate)
- Weight: 195.42 g
