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The Shadow King : a Novel by Douglas Stuart, Maaza Mengiste, Colum McCann is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Shadow King : a Novel about?
With the threat of Mussolini's army looming, recently orphaned Hirut struggles to adapt to her new life as a maid in Kidane and his wife Aster's household. Kidane, an officer in Emperor Haile Selassie's army, rushes to mobilise his strongest men before the Italians invade. Meanwhile, Mussolini's hundreds of thousands of Italian soldiers march on Ethiopia expecting an easy victory. As the war begins in earnest, Hirut, Aster, and the other women long to do more than care for the wounded and bury t
Who reads The Shadow King : a Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Douglas Stuart, Maaza Mengiste, Colum McCann
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company; W. W. Norton & Company
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393651096
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, World War Ii & Holocaust
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (2,689 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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