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An epic tale of a father and two sons, of betrayals and loyalties, of a family unraveling in the wake of Ethiopia's revolution.
It is brave of so young a novelist to attempt to tell not only Selassie's story but also that of the Derg…For all its beginner's flaws, Under the Lion's Gaze is an important novel, rich in compassion for its anguished characters.
Maaza Mengiste was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A recent Pushcart Prize nominee, she was named "New Literary Idol" by New York magazine. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
