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She is afraid of crumbling and disappearing, of being taken and being left behind at the same time: a body tumbling between hands while dying inside. - Maaza Mengiste
" "She is afraid of crumbling and disappearing, of being taken and being left behind at the same time: a body tumbling between hands while dying inside.
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About Maaza Mengiste
Maaza Mengiste (born 1974) is an Ethiopian-American author.
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