Queen of Flowers and Pearls
A Novel
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Publication
2015 - Indiana University Press
Language
English
Word Count
74,000 words, Guess
Page Count
296 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780253015464
- ISBN-100253015464
- Library of Congress Control Number2014044313
- OCLC Control Number883645391
- Better World Books9780253015464
and 3 more
- Better World BooksW8-BFQ-619
- Better World BooksO6-CRB-756
- Open LibraryOL28548186M
Classifications
- LCCPQ4907.H48R4413 2015
- LCCPQ4907.H48 R4413 2015
Description
Mahlet, a young Ethiopian girl with a gift for storytelling, has a special bond with Yacob, the oldest in her household. When Yacob tells her stories of how he and the other warriors fought in the resistance against the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, Mahlet vows to become the keeper and teller of her family's stories. From the time of Menelik to the present, Mahlet's long voyage through time and space links thousands of stories between Africa and Europe. Intensely personal, this powerful and beautifully narrated novel tells the story of the Italian occupation of Ethiopia as well as of others around the globe who have suffered under colonialism or have been forcibly exiled from their homelands.
Other Editions
- Queen of Flowers and Pearls
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