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The Shadow King

2019 novel by Maaza Mengiste
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Summary

The Shadow King is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Shadow King authored Maaza Mengiste[3].
  • The Shadow King's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Shadow King's genre is historical fiction[5].
  • The Shadow King's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Shadow King was released on September 24, 2019[7].
  • The Shadow King's main subject is Second Italo-Ethiopian War[8].
  • The Shadow King's nominated for is recorded as Booker Prize[9].
  • The Shadow King's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Shadow King'}[10].
  • The Shadow King's form of creative work is recorded as novel[11].

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Authorship and Creation

The Shadow King authored Maaza Mengiste[3].

Publication

The Shadow King was released on September 24, 2019[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is historical fiction[5].

Subject and Themes

The Shadow King's main subject is Second Italo-Ethiopian War[8].

Why It Matters

The Shadow King ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . thebookerprizes.com. thebookerprizes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . goodreads.com. goodreads.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · BarryFemo · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 1
    Wikipedia languages → ['en']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Instance of: literary work"
  2. 26d ago · Uskeone · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11h3c7shqr
    Instance of → literary work
    Main subject → Second Italo-Ethiopian War
    Oclc work id (obsolete) → 9468038617
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Author: Maaza Mengiste"
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