![]() ![]() ![]() Notably, Kidder, while astute and thorough in recounting and substantiating Deo's story, is not the detached observer of events for this book. Deo's experience is also one of redemption, of overcoming the morbid absurdities of human nature to become what he always has been a healer. ![]() While it's difficult to read about such tragedies, Kidder compels the reader to be a witness to the inhuman conditions that afflict many of the impoverished regions of the world. Through the recounting of Deo's experiences of survival against all odds, Kidder provides us a window into the devolution of a country and a people. In September, 1993, while Deo is in his third year of medical school, the president of Burundi is assassinated. ![]() Deo grows up in Burundi, and eventually becomes a United States citizen. Strength in What Remains (hereinafter Strength), recounts the story of Deogratias (Deo) his flight from civil war in Burundi and Rwanda to homelessness in Central Park, New York City, to graduation from Columbia University, and to the fulfillment of the dream of his youth: to build a health care clinic in his homeland, free to those who can't pay. If you'd like a printable version of this guide, download the PDF attachment at the bottom of this page. ![]()
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