Queen of Flowers and Pearls

Queen of Flowers and Pearls
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9780253015488
ISBN-13 : 0253015480
Rating : 4/5 (480 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Queen of Flowers and Pearls by : Gabriella Ghermandi

Download or read book Queen of Flowers and Pearls written by Gabriella Ghermandi and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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