2019 selection · Nonfiction

The Shadow King: A Novel

Name: The Shadow King: A Novel
Author: Maaza Mengiste
ISBN: 9780393083569

The Shadow King: A Novel by Maaza Mengiste appears in NPR’s 2019 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around for history lovers, tales from around the world, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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