Maaza Mengiste: 3 books

A gripping novel set during Mussolini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King takes us back to the first real conflict of World War II, casting light on the women soldiers who were left out of the historical record. With the threat of Mussolini’s army looming, recently orphaned Hirut...

"An important novel, rich in compassion for its anguished characters." —The New York Times Book Review This memorable, heartbreaking story opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1974, on the eve of a revolution. Yonas kneels in his mother’s prayer room, pleading to his god for an end...

"Unter den Augen des Löwen" erzählt am Beispiel einer Familie die blutigen Umbrüche im Äthiopien der 1970er Jahre. Während Hungersnöte den Norden des Landes heimsuchen, wächst in der Landeshauptstadt Addis Abeba der Widerstand gegen den alten Kaiser Haile Selassie. Dawit, der Sohn des bekannten...