Description
In 1970s Addis Ababa, as Ethiopia’s political upheaval turns daily life into a battlefield, a young man’s private loyalties are tested by public violence. Devoted to his dying mother and emotionally bound to his sister-in-law Sara, he is also pulled by love for a headstrong young woman—relationships that become both refuge and risk as the city fractures. Beneath the Lion’s Gaze is a sweeping historical novel about survival, moral compromise, and the ways revolution reshapes family, desire, and identity. With Maaza Mengiste’s vivid, emotionally charged storytelling, the book illuminates the human cost of ideology and the fierce, complicated bonds that endure beneath fear.
Available Editions
paperback
Norton
Published Jan 1, 2011
308 pages
ISBN: 9780393338881
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Details
First Published
2010
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Beneath the Lion's Gaze by Maaza Mengiste.