The Shadow King: A Novel - Hardcover

Mengiste, Maaza

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039308356X ISBN 13: 9780393083569

Verlag: WW Norton & Co, 2019

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Críticas:

The Shadow King is a beautiful and devastating work; of women holding together a world ripping itself apart. They will slip into your dreams and overtake your memories.--Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Shadow King is a novel about war and history, both epic in scope and intimate in detail...Maaza Mengiste has a gift for rendering everyone in this story, resister and invader alike, with great nuance and complexity, leaving us with no room for easy judgment. A wonderful book.--Laila Lalami, author of The Other Americans

Mengiste is a master of characterization... A memorable portrait of a people at war--a war that has long demanded recounting from an Ethiopian point of view.

Mengiste again brings heart and authenticity to a slice of Ethiopian history...[She] breaks new ground in this evocative, mesmerizing account of the role of women during wartime--not just as caregivers, but as warriors defending their country.

Monumental... Mengiste's extraordinary characters--shrewd Kidane, militant Aster, the enigmatic cook, narcissistic Italian commander Fucelli, conflicted photographer Ettore, elusive prostitute Fifi, even haunted Selassie--epitomize the impossibly intricate ties between humanity and monstrosity, and the unthinkable, immeasurable cost of survival.

Fascinating and tension-filled... Descriptions of the fog of battle are exquisite and horrific, all the more remarkable for being told from a woman's point of view. Highly recommended.

A brilliant novel, lyrically lifting history towards myth. It's also compulsively readable. I devoured it in two days.--Salman Rushdie, author of Quichotte

Reseña del editor:

In 1935, orphaned servant Hirut struggles to adapt to her new household as Ethiopia faces Mussolini's looming invasion. As the battles begin in earnest, Hirut and other women must care for the wounded. But when Emperor Haile Selassie goes into exile and Ethiopia is about to lose hope, Hirut helps to disguise a gentle peasant as the emperor to keep the fight alive. She becomes his guard, inspiring women to join the war against fascism. In this extraordinary, beautifully told epic, Hirut overcomes rape, violence, and imprisonment, finding the strength to fight for her country's freedom and her own. Maaza Mengiste breathes life into complicated characters on both sides of the battle line, shaping a searing story of ordinary women and the advanced army they courageously opposed. Set against the first real conflict of World War II, The Shadow King is a heartrending, indelible exploration of what it means to be a woman at war.

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• Verlag: WW Norton & Co
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 039308356X
• ISBN 13: 9780393083569
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 448