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Maaza Mengiste Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Maaza Mengiste is a novelist, essayist, and photographer. THE SHADOW KING. Guggenheim. 2020 Booker shortlist. Fulbright. American Academy Arts/Letters award. Cullman. Creative Capital. NEA. Professor.

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Book Cover for: The History of a Difficult Child, Mihret Sibhat

The History of a Difficult Child

Mihret Sibhat
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Mihret Sibhatu’s debut novel, The History of a Difficult Child, is astonishing. Irreverent, insightful, and poignant and funny all at once... I find myself regularly thinking about this book after reading it. It’s that good, it’s that fearless.

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Book Cover for: The Shadow King, Maaza Mengiste

The Shadow King

Maaza Mengiste
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RT @HarareBookClub: Welcome to October readers! We are headed East to read The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste @MaazaMengiste Books are avai…

Paperback, 2020

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