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The shadow king : a novel / Maaza Mengiste

By:

Mengiste, Maaza

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : W. W. Norton & Company , 2019Description: 428 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780393358513

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Historical fiction

DDC classification:

FIC MEN

LOC classification:

PS3558.A67136 E53 2012

Summary: 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. At its heart is orphaned maid Hirut, who finds herself tumbling into a new world of thefts and violations, of betrayals and overwhelming rage. What follows is a heartrending and unputdownable exploration of what it means to be a woman at war.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC MEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		049401

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. At its heart is orphaned maid Hirut, who finds herself tumbling into a new world of thefts and violations, of betrayals and overwhelming rage. What follows is a heartrending and unputdownable exploration of what it means to be a woman at war.

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