Maaza Mengiste on the Ethiopian women who fought Italy – books podcast

Update: 2020-02-18

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The novelist explains how she discovered her family was woven into history, plus the new wave of Ethiopian literature in English. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/bookspod

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Maaza Mengiste on the Ethiopian women who fought Italy – books podcast

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Maaza Mengiste on the Ethiopian women who fought Italy – books podcast