Maaza Mengiste
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Maaza Mengiste is an Ethiopian-American novelist and essayist best known for her powerful works exploring Ethiopian history, war, and memory, including the acclaimed novel "The Shadow King."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maaza Mengiste canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Ethiopian-American writer
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essayist ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 21st century ⓘ |
| Beneath the Lion’s Gaze_recognition | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| Beneath the Lion’s Gaze_setting | Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Beneath the Lion’s Gaze_subject | Ethiopian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Beneath the Lion’s Gaze_theme |
family under dictatorship
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political repression ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresPerspective |
ordinary people in times of war
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women’s experiences in conflict ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasEthnicBackground | Ethiopian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
cultural commentator
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public intellectual ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
contemporary African literature
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diaspora literature ⓘ |
| medium |
essays
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novels ⓘ short fiction ⓘ |
| name | Maaza Mengiste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
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Ethiopian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beneath the Lion’s Gaze
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The Shadow King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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novelist ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| The Shadow King_recognition | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| The Shadow King_setting | Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| The Shadow King_subject | Second Italo-Ethiopian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| The Shadow King_theme |
memory and testimony
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women in war ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
Ethiopian diaspora
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authoritarian regimes ⓘ collective memory ⓘ war and its aftermath ⓘ |
| writingFocus |
Ethiopian history
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memory ⓘ migration ⓘ political violence ⓘ war ⓘ |
| wrote |
Beneath the Lion’s Gaze
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The Shadow King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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