Maaza Mengiste

11 books

Addis Ababa Noir by Maaza Mengiste

Addis Ababa Noir

Akashic Noir

Maaza Mengiste

256 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious slow-paced
Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste

Beneath the Lion's Gaze

Maaza Mengiste

308 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional sad medium-paced
Dismantle: An Anthology of Writing from the VONA/Voices Writing Workshop by Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela, Mat Johnson, Cristina García, Chris Abani, Justin Torres, Mitchell Jackson, Camille Acker, Junot Díaz, Nikky Finney, Andrea Walls, Adriana Ramirez, Ching-In Chen, Minal Hajratwala, Marco Fernando Navarro, Maaza Mengiste, Laila Lalami, Kimberly Alidio

Dismantle: An Anthology of Writing from the VONA/Voices Writing Workshop

Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela, Mat Johnson, Cristina García, Chris Abani, Justin Torres, Mitchell Jackson, Camille Acker, Junot Díaz, Nikky Finney, Andrea Walls, Adriana Ramirez, Ching-In Chen, Minal Hajratwala, Marco Fernando Navarro, Maaza Mengiste, Laila Lalami, Kimberly Alidio

275 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives

Viet Thanh Nguyen

210 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction essays politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

The Shadow King

Maaza Mengiste

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced
A Brief Portrait of Small Deaths by Maaza Mengiste
A Brief Portrait of Small Deaths
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Maaza Mengiste

A Brief Portrait of Small Deaths

Maaza Mengiste

missing page info • missing pub info (editions)

Freeman's: Love by John Freeman

Freeman's: Love

John Freeman

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) not a book

informative reflective medium-paced
The Granta Book of the African Short Story by Helon Habila

The Granta Book of the African Short Story

Helon Habila

344 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous reflective slow-paced
The Shadow King By Maaza Mengiste & Burnt Sugar By Avni Doshi 2 Books Collection Set by Avni Doshi, Avni Doshi, Maaza Mengiste

The Shadow King By Maaza Mengiste & Burnt Sugar By Avni Doshi 2 Books Collection Set

Avni Doshi, Avni Doshi, Maaza Mengiste

missing page info • first pub 2020 (editions)

medium-paced
Shuggie Bain / The Shadow King / Apeirogon by Douglas Stuart, Colum McCann, Maaza Mengiste

Shuggie Bain / The Shadow King / Apeirogon

Douglas Stuart, Colum McCann, Maaza Mengiste

missing page info • first pub 2020 (editions)

emotional reflective sad medium-paced