“What can he [Ettore Navarra] know except what he sees while staring at that young woman [Hirut] grasping knotted red silk as if she were born to be draped in it: a beauty incomprehensible and ferocious, strong enough to break through bone and settle into a heart and split it forever.”
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Maaza Mengiste is an Ethiopian-born American writer whose works delve into the complexities of the African continent. Born in 1971, she has authored novels and short stories that examine historical and contemporary issues, often focusing on the experiences of women in Ethiopia. Her writing is noted for its rich narrative style and deep engagement with the cultural and political landscape of her native country. more
“Woman, beauty is a person and that person is you.”
“She was as beautiful and awful as a dying season.”