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Nega Mezlekia's (NAY-gah mez-leck-ee-ah) new novel is set in his home country of Ethiopia just prior to the revolution. The Unfortunate Marriage of Azeb Yitades (AH-zeb yi-TAH-dez) tells the story of a family in a remote village slowly being drawn into a much larger and uglier world.

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END CUE:  "...published by Penguin Canada."