Beneath the Lion's Gaze
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AuthorMaaza Mengiste
LanguageEnglish
SetinAddis Ababa
PublishedJanuary 2010
 First edition (US) | |
| Author | Maaza Mengiste |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Set in | Addis Ababa |
| Published | January 2010 |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company (US) Jonathan Cape (UK) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 308 |
| ISBN | 978-0-393-07176-4 |
| Website | http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Beneath-the-Lions-Gaze/ |
Beneath the Lion's Gaze is a 2010 novel by Ethiopian-American writer Maaza Mengiste. It describes a family in Addis Ababa in 1974, living through the transition from emperor Haile Selassie to rule by the Derg. Favorably reviewed, Beneath the Lion's Gaze was a nominee for several prizes.
Beneath the Lion's Gaze is set in Addis Ababa in 1974, at the end of the rule of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie and the beginning of the military junta replacing Selassie's rule, the Derg.[1] It follows the family of a doctor, his dying wife and their two sons through the political upheaval.[2]