It was not until a revolution tore my country apart that I … - Maaza Mengiste

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It was not until a revolution tore my country apart that I began to understand how war could render decent people unrecognisable. Only when I had felt real terror did I begin to comprehend the many ways that conflict can devour us without spilling a drop of blood. (2020)

Maaza Mengiste

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Maaza Mengiste (born 1974) is an Ethiopian-American author.

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