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Maaza Mengiste (born 1974) is an Ethiopian-American writer. Her novels include Beneath the Lion's Gaze (2010) and The Shadow King (2019), which was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize.
Learn about Maaza Mengiste, the author of The Shadow King, a Booker Prize shortlisted novel set in Ethiopia during WWII. Explore her other books, awards, essays, and photography on her official website.
Dec 2, 2020 · Maaza Mengiste, 49, was shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize for her novel The Shadow King, which draws on women’s experiences of the 1930s war between Ethiopia and Italy.
Maaza Mengiste is an Ethiopian-American novelist and short story writer. Her books include The Shadow King, a historical epic about women in the Ethiopian war against Mussolini's invasion, and Beneath the Lion's Gaze, a family drama set in the 1974 revolution.
Maaza Mengiste is a novelist and essayist. Her debut novel, Beneath the Lion’s Gaze, was selected by the Guardian as one of the 10 best contemporary African books and named one of the best books of 2010 by Christian Science Monitor, Boston Globe and other publications.
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Sep 26, 2019 · Maaza Mengiste’s lyrical, remarkable new novel, “The Shadow King,” set during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, somehow manages to solve the riddle of how to sing war now.
Aug 21, 2020 · Maaza Mengiste: 'Knausgård really doesn’t need me as a reader, I can move on'. The Booker nominated author on the influence of Homer, struggling with Moby-Dick and feeling changed by Ama Ata ...
