The Shadow King (novel)

The Shadow King
	First edition cover
Author	Maaza Mengiste
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Historical novel
Set in	Ethiopia
Publisher	W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date	September 24, 2019
Pages	448
ISBN	978-0-393-08356-9
OCLC	1084322904
Dewey Decimal	813/.6
LC Class	PS3613.E488 S53 2019
Preceded by	Beneath the Lion's Gaze (2010)
Followed by	Addis Ababa Noir (2020)

The Shadow King is a 2019 novel by Ethiopian-American writer Maaza Mengiste, published by W. W. Norton & Company on September 24, 2019.^[1] It was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize.^[2]

The novel focuses on the Second Italo-Ethiopian War which resulted in the Ethiopians putting an end to Italian occupation.

Reception[]

Namwali Serpell, writing for The New York Times, described the novel as 'lyrical' and 'remarkable'.^[3]

Alex Clark, in The Guardian, described the novel as 'absorbing' and said that Mengiste's achievement was to "bring to life those women, and to depict them as dynamic entities".^[4]

Film adaptation[]

In April 2020, it was announced that Kasi Lemmons would direct a film adaptation of The Shadow King.^[5]

References[]

^ "The Shadow King". W. W. Norton & Company. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^ "The Shadow King". Booker Prize. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
^ Serpell, Namwali (27 September 2019). "Maaza Mengiste Sings a Modern Song of War". New York Times. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ Clark, Alex (18 January 2020). "The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste review – remembering Ethiopia's female soldiers". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ McNary, Dave (April 16, 2020). "'Harriet' Filmmaker Kasi Lemmons to Write, Direct World War II Drama 'The Shadow King'". Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

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[1] "The Shadow King". W. W. Norton & Company. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

[2] "The Shadow King". Booker Prize. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

[3] Serpell, Namwali (27 September 2019). "Maaza Mengiste Sings a Modern Song of War". New York Times. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

[4] Clark, Alex (18 January 2020). "The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste review – remembering Ethiopia's female soldiers". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

[5] McNary, Dave (April 16, 2020). "'Harriet' Filmmaker Kasi Lemmons to Write, Direct World War II Drama 'The Shadow King'". Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2021.

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