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‘This is where all the light in the world has settled’—Read an excerpt from The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020The JRB1 Comment on ‘This is where all the light in the world has settled’—Read an excerpt from The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

The JRB presents an excerpt from Maaza Mengiste’s novel The Shadow King, shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction. The…

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