Event: Translating Violence and Resistance
Join us for a conversation with Maaza Mengiste and Patricia Klobusiczky about languages of violence and resistance.
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The Shadow King
Maaza Mengiste’s historical novel tells the story of the Italian invasion in Ethiopia in 1935. It focuses on anti-colonial resistance and the role of Ethiopian women, some of whom became soldiers to join the fight against the colonizers.
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