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Maaza Mengiste

The Shadow King

Maaza MengisteFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2019

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Book 2, Chapter 41-Book 3, Chapter 60Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Book 2: “Resistance” - Book 3: “Returns”

Book 2, Chapter 41 Summary

Ettore drinks with comrades and tries to forget his father’s disapproval and Fucelli’s atrocities. They call him Foto, and he pretends to shoot them with his camera, inhabiting his role as perpetrator.

Book 2, Chapter 42 Summary: “Photo”

Tariku hangs from the tree, his neck twisted and spine distended.

Book 2, Chapter 43 Summary

Ettore documents the hanged body’s deterioration. Fifi, who doubles as the spy Ferres, arrives with Aster’s old cook in tow. She assumes the role of Fucelli’s prize, but her eyes are fixed on Tariku.

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