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Title The Shadow King / Maaza Mengiste
Imprint New York : Canongate, 2019

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 Rosengård:Vuxen Romaner på engelska  Roman engelska    CHECK SHELF  ---
Descript 428 sidor 20 cm
Note Originalupplaga 2019
"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"
Subject Andra världskriget 1939-1945
Kvinnliga soldater
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Fiction
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Ethiopia -- Fiction
Etiopien
Romaner
Historiska skildringar
Krigsskildringar
Classmark 813.6
He.01
ISBN/ISSN 9781838851170 pocket
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