In Ethiopia, A Monarch Falls In 'The Lion's Gaze'
In Maaza Mengiste's first novel, Beneath The Lion's Gaze , she tells the story of a nation at war with itself. Mengiste was born in Ethiopia during the early days of the revolution, which, in 1974, brought down the country's 3,000-year-old monarchy.
Ron Carlson: Teaching Fiction in UC Irvine's M.F.A. Program
