“Her handwriting was generally good… The main reason was, he wanted to sit close to her and touch and hold on to her hand whenever she made a mistake… She was trying to reach for her items, stretching her fingers out and touching the wall where they hung. The Ethiopian novelist and translator Sahle-Selassie Berhane-Mariam said that the book’s theme offered a similar societal setting with that of pre-industrial Russia.
Through their forbidden love affair, the book offers a critique of the feudal society as well as an effective representation of the power of love. Seble, a beautiful daughter of a feudal lord, falls in love with Bezabeh, a peasant deacon who was her tutor. About the Bookįiqer eske Meqaber, roughly translated to “Love to the Grave”, is a romance novel set in feudal Ethiopia. After returning to Ethiopia, Haddis served in different government posts as an official and, after his retirement, wrote some of the best novels the country has ever seen. He was a veteran of the second Italo-Ethiopian war and has spent time in Sardina as a war prisoner. Haddis Alemayehu was a government official and writer born on October 15 1910. Category: Fiction, Novel, Romance About the Author.Without further ado, and in no particular order, here are the ten Amharic Books you must read. The reviews of these books do not have any spoilers therefore, you can enjoy them without worry. This article contains some of the best and most relevant Amharic Books produced in the country. Thus, demonstrating the power of their writing. Several journalists and authors jailed because of this. During this era, when Ethiopia was under communist rule, literature served as an instrument of resistance against the regime. Since then, Amharic Books has witnessed a massive growth both fiction and non-fiction books published and read widely.īy looking at the Amharic Books published at that time, Ethiopian literature was at its peak during the 1970s and 80s. The first Amharic Book known as “ Leb Welled Tarik” and was written by Afework Gebreyesus, published in Rome in 1908.
With the introduction of a modern printing press in 1863, the country started seeing non-religious texts published. The ancient writing tradition of Ethiopia, fascinating as it is, was only limited to religious writings. The art of writing is as old as the country itself, spanning thousands of years. With a rich history, culture, and language, Ethiopia offers one of the fascinating literary traditions of our entire world. 5. Letum Aynegalign by Sebhat Gebre-Egziabher.
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