Maaza Mengiste (born 1971) is an Ethiopian writer and university teacher. She was born in Addis Ababa in 1971.
Maaza Mengiste worked in literary activity and belletristic literature. She was attached to Queens College.
The honours on record include Fulbright Scholarship and Guggenheim Fellowship (2022). Maaza Mengiste was nominated for Booker Prize. She studied at New York University.
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