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“An endearing coming-of-age story. . . . Sharp and witty. . . . A wily and operatic novel. . . . Propulsive.” —The Washington Post
"The History of a Difficult Child is an extraordinary novel." —Maaza Mengiste, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Shadow King
“An exhilarating novel by a powerful…
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You need books to get you completely out of your narrow, familiar world, because you have to bring your own imagination to a book in a way that you don’t have to with films or theater.
This brilliant, funny, heart-breaking novel about a family in rural Ethiopia at a time of political persecution and turmoil in the 1970s-80s will put you into a world where your only bearings are love and longing. I was travelling around Ethiopia in October and was reading this book the whole way, and it both enlightened and transcended my experiences. It will for you too,…
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