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...
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The Shadow King is a 2019 novel by Ethiopian-American writer Maaza Mengiste, published by W. W. Norton & Company on September 24, 2019. It was shortlisted...
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Beneath the Lion's Gaze is a 2010 novel by Ethiopian-American writer Maaza Mengiste. It describes a family in Addis Ababa in 1974, living through the transition...
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a "book of quiet beauty and tragedy". In a review for The Guardian, Maaza Mengiste praised its narrative details of colonialism and depiction of psychologically...
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Danticat (Haiti), Manjushree Thapa (Nepal), Mona Eltahawy (Egypt), Maaza Mengiste (Ethiopia), Sooni Taraporevala (India), Maria Arana (Peru), Aminatta...
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migration, using irony and humour to respond to their situation. Novelist Maaza Mengiste has described Gurnah's works by saying: "He has written work that is...
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Shadow King may refer to: The Shadow King (novel), a 2019 novel by Maaza Mengiste The Shadow King (film), a 2011 film project by Henry Selick cancelled...
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including a staff member of the British museum. Ethiopian novelist Maaza Mengiste writes in The Guardian that Alemayehu was kidnapped. While staying at...
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on the Gaza Strip. In February 2024, writers including Roxane Gay, Maaza Mengiste and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah condemned PEN America for its silence regarding...
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Jhalak Prize in April 2019. In December 2020, in a conversation with Maaza Mengiste published by Literary Hub, Forna announced that her essay collection...
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(1936–2006) Moges Kebede Tāddasa Lībān Tsehay Melaku Dinaw Mengestu (1978–) Maaza Mengiste (1974–) Nega Mezlekia (1958–) Martha Nasibù (1931–2020) Lemn Sissay...
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Retrieved 28 May 2020. Omoniyi, Tosin (2017-11-11). "Helon Habila, Maaza Mengiste named The New American Voices award judges - Premium Times Nigeria"...
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American Feminist and independent journalist Wole Soyinka, Nigerian writer Maaza Mengiste, Ethiopian American writer United States portal Africa portal African...
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Also reviewing The Shadow King, The Times wrote, "The eloquence of Maaza Mengiste's tribute to the forgotten women warriors who defended Ethiopia from...
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(2021) 2022 - Javier Marías (Spain) - Tomás Nevinson (2021) 2021 - Maaza Mengiste (USA/Ethiopia) - Il Re Ombra (2021) 2020 - Richard Powers (USA) - The...
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master of qene poetry Afawarq Gabra Iyasus Moges Kebede Kebede Michael Maaza Mengiste Dinaw Mengestu Eskinder Nega Heruy Welde Sellase Abiye Teklemariam Alemayehu...
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Danticat (Haiti), Manjushree Thapa (Nepal), Mona Eltahawy (Egypt), Maaza Mengiste (Ethiopia), Sooni Taraporevala (India), Maria Arana (Peru), Aminatta...
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689/691–740, China, p) Dinaw Mengestu (born 1978, Ethiopia/US, f/nf) Maaza Mengiste (born 1974, Ethiopia/US, f) John Mennes (1599–1671, England, p) Louis-François-Henri...
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aggregator of press reviews, it received an "omniscore" of 4 out of 5. Maaza Mengiste wrote in The New York Times: "Forna's first work of fiction, 'Ancestor...
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short period of existence, it has published Taiye Selasi, Junot Díaz, Maaza Mengiste, Zukiswa Wanner, Namwali Serpell, Richard Ali, Lidudumalingani, Jericho...
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Richard Ali Mutu, Leye Adenle, Hawa Jande Golakai, Chike Frankie Edozien, Maaza Mengiste, Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ, Nozizwe Cynthia Jele, Yara Monteiro, Bisi Adjapon...
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Rebecca Makkai Creative Arts Fiction Dinaw Mengestu Creative Arts Fiction Maaza Mengiste Creative Arts Fiction C. E. Morgan Creative Arts Fiction Lysley Tenorio...
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Burnt Sugar Novel United States Hamish Hamilton / Penguin Random House Maaza Mengiste The Shadow King Novel Ethiopia / United States Canongate Books Brandon...
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Damon Galgut, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Maaza Mengiste, and Chinelo Okparanta, and actor Rita Dominic. Contributors include...
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Rising June 16, 2013 Richard E. Robbins Aminatta Forna Edwidge Danticat Maaza Mengiste Zarghuna Kargar Marie Arana Mona Eltahawy Manjushree Thapa Sooni Taraporevala...
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Ross, Lesley Lokko, Linda Bellos, Lisa Allen-Agostini, Lola Shoneyin, Maaza Mengiste, Makena Onjerika, Makhosazana Xaba, Malika Booker, Malorie Blackman...
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Girl Who Fell from the Sky – Heidi W. Durrow Beneath the Lion's Gaze – Maaza Mengiste Forest Gate – Peter Akinti You Don't Know Me: Reflections of My Father...
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activist Amparo Menendez-Carrion (b. 1949, Uruguay/Ecuador), political wr. Maaza Mengiste (b. 1974, Ethiopia/United States), nv. Teresa Meniru (1931–1994, Nigeria)...
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Secretary General of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed 2021 – Author Maaza Mengiste Wikimedia Commons has media related to Global Centre for Pluralism....
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