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245 00 Addis Ababa noir /|cedited by Maaza Mengiste. 
264  1 Brooklyn, New York :|bAkashic Books,|c[2020. 
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380    Short story 
490 1  Akashic noir series 
520    Addis Ababa is a sprawling melting pot of cultures where 
       rich and poor live side by side in relative harmony--until
       they don't. "Several of the 14 stories here, most of them 
       striking and accomplished, involve post-revolution loss, 
       guilt and revenge. Some are surreal--fitting for a culture
       where, as Mengiste writes in her introduction, 'there are 
       men who live in the mountains of Ethiopia and can turn 
       into hyenas.'" --Washington Post "While most stories told 
       about or set in Africa deny the continent and the nearly 
       60 countries that constitute it narrative complexity, this
       anthology works overtime to get specific about the people 
       and problems that define Addis Ababa." --Los Angeles 
       Review of Books "Addis is one of Africa's--and the world's
       --most vibrant, dynamic scene, and the new Akashic 
       collection displays it in all its complexity. With 
       acclaimed writer Maaza Mengiste at the editing helm, the 
       book brings together an exciting collection of voices 
       exploring the city's noir side. This is a chance for 
       readers to discover an important literary scene and to 
       explore a city's past and present." --CrimeReads, One of 
       the Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2020 "Addis Ababa Noir
       is a beautiful read, and it succeeds in the historical 
       excavation it undertakes...[It] is a powerful collection, 
       carefully curated and plunging unexpected depths." --New 
       Frame "[The book's] strength is these writer's unflinching
       approach to reality...The other major plus is the 
       opportunity to discover many accomplished Ethiopian 
       writers. A book to definitely explore.' --Dispatches from 
       Ethiopia "A taut collection of thrilling stories that 
       encompasses modes from the realistic to the uncanny." --
       Vol. 1 Brooklyn 'Editor Maaza Mengiste takes the idea of 
       Noir well beyond the well trod paths of crime stories. 
       Mengiste's vision of Noir embraces myth, memory and the 
       paranormal.' --Ink19 Akashic Books continues its award-
       winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 
       2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new 
       stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or 
       location within the respective city. Brand-new stories by:
       Maaza Mengiste, Adam Reta, Mahtem Shiferraw, Linda 
       Yohannes, Sulaiman Addonia, Meron Hadero, Mikael Awake, 
       Lelissa Girma, Rebecca Fisseha, Solomon Hailemariam, Girma
       T. Fantaye, Teferi Nigussie Tafa, Hannah Giorgis, and 
       Bewketu Seyoum. From the introduction by Maaza Mengiste: 
       What marks life in Addis Ababa are the starkly different 
       realities coexisting in one place. It's a growing city 
       taking shape beneath the fraught weight of history, myth, 
       and memory. It is a heady mix. It can also be disorienting,
       and it is in this space that the stories of Addis Ababa 
       Noir reside... These are not gentle stories. They cross 
       into forbidden territories and traverse the damaged 
       terrain of the human heart. The characters in these pages 
       are complicated, worthy of our judgment as much as they 
       somehow manage to elude it. The writers have each 
       discovered their own ways to get us to lean in while 
       forcing us to grit our teeth as we draw closer... Despite 
       the varied and distinct voices in these pages, no single 
       book can contain all of the wonderful, intriguing, vexing 
       complexities of Addis Ababa. But what you will read are 
       stories by some of Ethiopia's most talented writers living
       in the. 
588 0  Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed 
       July 16, 2020). 
650  0 Short stories, English|zEthiopia. 
650  7 FICTION / Anthologies (multiple authors).|2bisacsh 
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651  0 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)|vFiction. 
651  7 Ethiopia.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205830 
651  7 Ethiopia|zAddis Ababa.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205359 
655  0 Electronic books. 
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776 08 |cOriginal|z1617758205|z9781617758201|w(OCoLC)1121084752 
830  0 Akashic noir series. 
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