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Descrizione libro Illustrated Soft Cover. Condizione: New. 2nd Edition. "The Shadow King", by Maaza Mengiste. Copyright 2019 by the author. Published in 2020 by W. W. Norton, New York. NOT Ex-Library. Brand New in illustrated soft wraps, 7 3/4" x 5" x 419 clean pages of remarkable novelization of the Second Invasion of Ethiopia by the Italians in the 1930s under Mussolini. Haile Selassie fights but must escape into exile and the protagonist, an Ethiopian woman seeks to enhance Ethiopian morale until the wars turn against Italy and Ethiopia may again gain her freedom. She becomes the prisoner of one of Italy's most vicious officers, leading to even more strife. Tight and firm, no wear, never opened, never read. No whitening, No mustiness, No looseness, No smoke smell. No names, No other markings, No bookplates, NOT Ex-Library, NOT Remainder-marked. An historic find. Codice articolo 016777
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: New. Main. Language: English. Brand new Book. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, ELLE, TIME, SPECTATOR'DEVASTATING' Marlon James, 'BRILLIANT' Salman Rushdie, 'MAGNIFICENT' Aminatta Forna, 'WONDERFUL' Laila Lalami, 'UNFORGETTABLE' The Times, 'REMARKABLE' New York TimesEthiopia, 1935.With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her new employer, Kidane, an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie's army, rushes to mobilise his strongest men before the Italians invade.Hirut and the other women long to do more than care for the wounded and bury the dead. When Emperor Haile Selassie goes into exile and Ethiopia quickly loses hope, it is Hirut who offers a plan to maintain morale. She helps disguise a gentle peasant as the emperor and soon becomes his guard, inspiring other women to take up arms. But how could she have predicted her own personal war, still to come, as a prisoner of one of Italy's most vicious officers?The Shadow King is a gorgeously crafted and unputdownable exploration of female power, and what it means to be a woman at war. Codice articolo FOY9781838851170
Descrizione libro paperback. Condizione: New. Language: ENG. Codice articolo 9781838851170
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020, this is an utterly captivating novel about female strength. Set during Mussolini's 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King casts a light on the women soldiers written out of African history. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020, this is an utterly captivating novel about female strength. Set during Mussolini's 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King casts a light on the women soldiers written out of African history Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781838851170
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: New. Main. Language: English. Brand new Book. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2020A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, ELLE, TIME, SPECTATOR'DEVASTATING' Marlon James, 'BRILLIANT' Salman Rushdie, 'MAGNIFICENT' Aminatta Forna, 'WONDERFUL' Laila Lalami, 'UNFORGETTABLE' The Times, 'REMARKABLE' New York TimesEthiopia, 1935.With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid. Her new employer, Kidane, an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie's army, rushes to mobilise his strongest men before the Italians invade.Hirut and the other women long to do more than care for the wounded and bury the dead. When Emperor Haile Selassie goes into exile and Ethiopia quickly loses hope, it is Hirut who offers a plan to maintain morale. She helps disguise a gentle peasant as the emperor and soon becomes his guard, inspiring other women to take up arms. But how could she have predicted her own personal war, still to come, as a prisoner of one of Italy's most vicious officers?The Shadow King is a gorgeously crafted and unputdownable exploration of female power, and what it means to be a woman at war. Codice articolo AA99781838851170
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