Maaza Mengiste is a writer, photographer and teacher of creative fiction at Wesleyan University. Her 2010 debut novel, Beneath the Lion's Gaze, depicts the bloody revolution in 1970s Ethiopia, and was named one of the 10 Best Contemporary African Books by the Guardian. Her second novel The Shadow King, portraying the Italo-Ethiopian war of the 1930s, was shortlisted for the prestigious Booker prize in 2020.
This is Maaza Mengiste’s reading list:
The host in this episode is Åshild Lappegård Lahn.
Editing and production by the House of
Literature.
Music by Ibou Cissokho.
The House of Literature’s project to promote African literature is supported by NORAD.
","author_name":"Stiftelsen Litteraturhuset"}