Maaza Mengiste

10 books

Addis Ababa Noir by Maaza Mengiste

Addis Ababa Noir

Maaza Mengiste

fiction mystery mysterious slow-paced

256 pages | first published 2020

Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste

Beneath the Lion's Gaze

Maaza Mengiste

fiction historical emotional informative tense medium-paced

308 pages | first published 2010

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

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

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

fiction poetry race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

275 pages | first published 2014

The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives by Kao Kalia Yang, David Bezmozgis, Joseph Kertes, Vu Tran, Porochista Khakpour, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Aleksandar Hemon, Ariel Dorfman, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, Thi Bui, Lev Golinkin, Dina Nayeri, Meron Hadero, Reyna Grande, Fatima Bhutto, Marina Lewycka, Joseph Azam, Maaza Mengiste

The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives

Kao Kalia Yang, David Bezmozgis, Joseph Kertes, Vu Tran, Porochista Khakpour, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Aleksandar Hemon, Ariel Dorfman, Novuyo Rosa Tshuma, Thi Bui, Lev Golinkin, Dina Nayeri, Meron Hadero, Reyna Grande, Fatima Bhutto, Marina Lewycka, Joseph Azam, Maaza Mengiste

nonfiction essays politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced

210 pages | first published 2018

The Granta Book of the African Short Story by Helon Habila

The Granta Book of the African Short Story

Helon Habila with Mansoura Ez-Eldin, E.C. Osondu, Camara Laye, George Makana Clark, Doreen Baingana, Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa, Alaa Al Aswany, Patrice Nganang, Uwem Akpan, Fatou Diome, Ivan Vladislavić, Rachida el-Charni, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Alex La Guma, Alain Mabanckou, Yvonne Vera, Dambudzo Marechera, Brian Chikwava, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Manuel Rui, Binyavanga Wainaina, Olufemi Terry, Leila Aboulela, Milly Jafta, Aminatta Forna, Laila Lalami, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Zoë Wicomb, Maaza Mengiste

fiction short stories adventurous reflective slow-paced

344 pages | first published 2011

The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

The Shadow King

Maaza Mengiste

fiction historical literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced

448 pages | first published 2019

Freeman's. Amore by John Freeman
Freeman's. Amore
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John Freeman

Freeman's. Amore

John Freeman with Maaza Mengiste, Daniel Mendelsohn, Anne Carson, Mariana Enríquez, An Yu, Tommy Orange, Matt Sumell, Mieko Kawakami, Deborah Levy, Semezdin Mehmedinović, Louise Erdrich, Daisy Johnson, Valzhyna Mort, Gunnhild Øyehaug, Sandra Cisneros, Marco Rossari, Niels Fredrik SDahl, Richard Russo, Robin Coste Lewis, Olga Tokarczuk, Andrew McMillan, Francesco Cristaudo, Livia Lommi, Chiara Messina, Leonardo Taiuti, Sara Tuveri, Damiano Abeni, Elvira Mujcić

189 pages

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

medium-paced

missing page info | first published 2020

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

Shuggie Bain / The Shadow King / Apeirogon

Colum McCann, Douglas Stuart, Maaza Mengiste

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

missing page info | first published 2020

Vintage Addis Ababa: Recollections of everyday people by Wongel Abebe; Philipp Schütz, Philipp Schütz, Wongel Abebe, Nafkot Gebeyehu, Maaza Mengiste

Vintage Addis Ababa: Recollections of everyday people

Wongel Abebe; Philipp Schütz, Philipp Schütz, Wongel Abebe, Nafkot Gebeyehu, Maaza Mengiste

informative reflective slow-paced

236 pages | first published 2018
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