{"product_id":"of-interest-to-the-general-maaza-mengiste-9783035808575","title":"Of Interest to the General Public: About a Coronation Cloak from Ethiopia Volume 6","description":"\u003cb\u003eA multimedia narration inspired by the journey of an Ethiopian royal mantle to Berlin.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The work of Maaza Mengiste draws from voices and stories that have been excluded, from gaps that seem inexplicable, from images, objects, and places that pulse with pasts unresolved. While exploring the African collections at the Ethnological Museum of Berlin, she was struck by an elaborate coronation cloak from Ethiopia on display. Inspired by the history of the 1868 British Expedition to Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) and the burning of the palace fortress at Magdala, \u003ci\u003eOf Interest to the General Public\u003c\/i\u003e uses photography and words to reimagine the journey of the royal mantle--out of battle, through fire, over mountains, to cross the waters into Berlin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maaza Mengiste\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3035808570\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783035808575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Diaphanes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Maaza Mengiste","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623512518911,"sku":"9783035808575","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/of-interest-to-the-general-maaza-mengiste-9783035808575","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}