# The Shadow King

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- Authors: [Maaza Mengiste](https://www.bookquiver.com/maaza-mengiste)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2020-08-13

## Description

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020, this is an utterly captivating novel about female strength. Set during Mussolini’s 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, The Shadow King casts a light on the women soldiers written out of African history

## Editions

### The Shadow King

- Publisher: canongate
- ISBN: 978-18-3885-117-0
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2020-08-13
- Language: en_GB